Gagarin's Underpants

Matthias Mösch & Oliver Plaschka (eds.)
GAGARIN'S UNDERPANTS
Contemporary English Short Fiction

ISBN 978-3833467035

This is probably a first - the first time a group of native speakers of German has published in book form a collection of their own stories written in English. The stories, although representing a patchwork of different topics and styles, have one thing in common: they were all written by students of the English Department of Heidelberg University, who are still, or have been, members of the Creative Writing course I hold. Another reason they are a patchwork is the raison d’être of the course itself. There would appear to be two different approaches to Creative Writing classes; one in which students are taught to write and one where students learn to develop their own style of writing. Our course is of the latter type, where I, as coordinator, attempt to keep more in the background, encouraging, supporting, and providing sherry and tea. — Peter Bews, Heidelberg University With illustrations by Amanda Rehagen.

C O N T E N T S Marjolijn Storm - Vanity Giuseppina Agostinetto-Lesle - John who’s Gone Dale Adams - Arcadia Thorsten Krings - Ever Let the Fancy Roam Oliver Plaschka - The Range Erik Hauser - Somewhere in the South Matthias Mösch - Brennard’s Last Chase Daniela Schneider - Raptor Birds Matthias Reissmann - Isolated Julia Lenders - Watching the Ships Leave Viola Nordsieck - Friends Hans-Peter Schöni - Broken Dreams Christine Ritz - Sally Dilek Batmaz - Restless Carolina S. Scipioni - The Inheritance of Mario Salcedo Ruth Kircher - Mediocrity Alexander Flory - Sangria Sunset

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