Reading. Laughing.

Some weeks ago, I bought a book. It’s in English and I must admit, that I really love it. It keeps me laughing for many pages. And therefore I want to introduce you in the world of André Schneider.

André Schneider is a German-born actor, musician, comedian, model and writer. I get in contact with him, because I love his German blog [Link 1], and it seems that he loves my German blog [Link 2] too. And so I tried to get all his books and films. “Deed Poll” is a great and shocking movie, with that wonderful André as Nathaniel. And then, I bought his two books “Die Sprache der Scherben” [like: The language of the sherds] and “Life Is A Sexually Transmitted Disease”. The first book is a short story (nearly 50 pages) about sexual abuse and suicidal wishes. It’s breathtaking. But LIASTD is totally different. This book is written in English. And it’s a funny and crazy book. With short stories and poems, and it has more than 200 pages. André writes such funny story e.g. about the history as a Vegas showgirl or something like that.

I read many pages on my way home in the train and I had to laugh so many times. It’s wonderful. To forget the world around you and follow André through all the metropolises. And because I really like his words, I would like make some ad.

So, buy it!

But hey, if you’re interested, here’s the link for Amazon.

Twelve Inches Away.

I don’t know how to be with you
and I don’t know how to be without you.

You are so beautiful
across a table with sparkly things in your hair.

I want to be able not to want you so badly,
to just observe you, like standing in a museum staring for hours-

Longing to touch the texture of paint
or the coolness of a statue,

But knowing I cannot.
At night with the light of the street shining on your face.

You sleep, so I stay quiet and breathe gently.
Who are we when our lives interesext like this?

I think I know you thoughts because we feel so much the same.
I long for you to wake up and talk to me.
I muss you here, twelve inches away,

More than I could possibly miss you on the other side of the world.
So I travel with you in my dreams
to places we may never go in waking hours.

We can never own any of this.
I can’t demand your time or your dedication.

For sure I love you the most when I’m able to let it fly-
your soul, that is, which is where I love you the most.

André Schneider

Live Is A Sexually Transmitted Disease – ISBN 3-938262-17-6 – Amazon