Jochen Schmidt invites us on a sightseeing tour of the abysses of his existence (Germany)

Jochen Schmidt investigates the body's dark continent, and explains his humorous world in his story collection "Meine wichtigsten Körperfunktionen" (tr: My Most Important Bodily Functions). From a radically egocentric perspective, and with a high entertainment factor, he observes all kinds of everyday problems, including the existential ones: "What does one do with a shashlik skewer at a standing reception?"

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