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Sample of authors
Schenkel, Andrea Maria
The German author Andrea Maria Schenkel was born and raised in Regensburg. Her parents were civil servants. Her mother and, particularly, her grandmother, often spoke about the old days, which awakened Schenkel's interest in storytelling. As a child she wrote short tales, often on a "bloody" subject, although because she was left-handed she was put off from writing school assignments. After...
Literary figures
Yudel Gordon
Gender: Male
He is a prison psychologist and the main character in several of Wessel Ebersohn’s books. Yudel Gordon is of Jewish descent, a smallish middle-aged man with greying and always unkempt hair, and he wears glasses. He is married in a childless marriage to Rosa, who runs their household, but when necessary he can put his foot down. He is shy in the company of beautiful women, such as the coloured l...