to say there's always something more in the world than what we may be a captive of on any given day. on the evening ahead of the award ceremony hundreds of people came to hear richard ford give a reading in hamburg he was greeted like a superstar. books by american authors are extremely popular in germany. but it's largely a case of unrequited love a few german books are translated into english for the american market so it's a little surprising that richard ford names thomas mine as one of his literary role models anyone else. is there any german writer you always wanted to read and didn't so far yeah good progress i've never really succeeded in reading good progress good talking. was one of germany's best known writers a nobel laureate and an intellectual who often courted controversy he died in 2015