FOREIGN HANSER RIGHTS - Hanser Literaturverlage

FOREIGN
SANSSOUCI
RIGHTS
Life is riddled with hazards. We’re all aware of that. Yet the greatest risks are lurking
where we least expect them. So it’s high time for a bit of awareness-raising: we are afraid
of sharks, whose dorsal fins cut threateningly through the water. But in fact we have far
more reason to be afraid of the coconut dangling precariously in the palm tree above our
head while we take a relaxing stroll on the beach… This book explains which dangers
we overrate and those we under-estimate: what is more risky, climbing a mountain or an
IKEA chair? Are we more likely to be struck dead by lightning or to perish from the din
of a raucous brass band? Do more people expire in the middle of sex or from falling out
of bed? An anthology that is as witty as it is informative, with riotous drop-dead funny
illustrations!
• for all fans of bizarre obituaries
• perfect fodder for small-talk
Jörg Heinrich | Oliver Weiss
Keks oder Colt
Mögliche und unmögliche Todesarten
Cookie or Colt
Countless possible and impossible ways to die
96 pages, hardcover with illustrations
Publication date: August, 2011
Jörg Heinrich
born in 1966, is a journalist living in Munich. He writes for various dailies and the leading
football magazine Kicker. His daily column »Heinrich heute« can be found on the back
page of the Munich paper tz, and he also works on the editorial team of the satirical chat
show »Pelzig hält sich« (ZDF).
Oliver Weiss
born in 1966, is an illustrator and designer working for international newspapers, magazines
and publishers, including Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, FAZ, Süddeutsche Zeitung and The
Writer. In 2008 he won first prize for his Oktoberfest poster for the City of Munich.
HUMOUR