In addition to the workshop work on my instruments, writing has developed as a second passion for many years:
Our first book...
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The German edition of our first book "Der Klang - Vom unerhörten Sinn des Lebens" (Koesel Verlag Munich, 2010) has been sold more than 100.000 times. The English edition "The Sound of Life's unspeakable Beauty" was published by Eerdmans Publishing (Michigan USA) in April 2020.
"One of the most exciting violin makers of today has written a book that is remarkable in many respects. The book The Sound is a declaration of love for creation and life itself." [Bayerischer Rundfunk Bavarian Broadcast, book tip of the week]
"A gifted storyteller..." [Süddeutsche Zeitung]
"I have only read very few books in my life that come close to this inner beauty and power. The book makes you defenseless. People are not taught here, but touched. And you cannot defend yourself against this touch."
[Prof. em. Dr. theol. Siegfried Zimmer, Institute for Philosophy and Theology at the Ludwigsburg University of Education.]
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Our second book...
Our second book "Herztöne" was published in 2016 by adeo-Verlag (Asslar). The third edition appeared in 2017.
"A language that is as powerful as it is poetic. The Heart Tones are one of those works that can accompany you for a long time, for a long distance."
[Bayerischer Rundfunk B5, book tip of the week]
- German Reviews
Our third book...
After 21 months of intensive listening and writing, I have finished working on my third book:
Werk|Zeuge - In Resonance with God
Publication date: October 4, 2022. bene!-Verlag (Droemer Knaur) | Hardback edition. Genuine leather binding, dust jacket, colored image section, two ribbon bookmarks, fine thin print paper | Retail price EUR 26,- | 656 pages. ISBN-13: 978-3963402401.
"A book that gets under your skin!"
[Matthias Kuhlemann, in: The Book Market - The ideas magazine for the book trade]
