Sample of authors
Sapper
Pseudonym for Englishman (Herman) Cyril McNeile, who – using the alias Sapper – was one of the best-selling English-language authors in the inter-war years. His simplistic and partisan nationalism, together with racist and fascist ideas, made him controversial already during his lifetime, and have meant that his books about the British officer and superman Hugh ‘Bulldog’ Drummond are still used in...
Literary figures
Ludwig Licht
Gender: Male
An odd character, he started his career as an agent for Stasi, moved over to the CIA and then tried to make his way in the restaurant business, but instead became a freelance spy. Thomas Engström has created an anti-hero in Ludwig Licht, whose father was a Nazi. He is addicted to alcohol and amphetamines, is always irritated and usually looks rather the worse for wear and in need of a haircut – ‘l...