Bøger af Fred Schafer

Ludwig is a wealthy banker who wants to be an artist. His wife Gina is convinced that matter and time can't exist. Daniel and Monika, a young bohemian couple, live happy lives with values and believes that are in almost every aspect the opposite of what Ludwig and Gina's lives are about. One day Ludwig starts telling Daniel his story: how he helped political refugees to escape to Casablanca; how he lost everything and what happened then; how he and Gina travelled the world. But there was more. It took a long time before Daniel discovered the banker's secret: the dark events that once dominated his past and that even Gina didn't know. Despite all their differences, the friendship between the two unlike couples grows over many years. Then, one day, Ludwig's past catches up with him.

Monica, her boyfriend Mick, their lover Lisa and a group of people from an obscure island north of Hawaii are drawn into a conspiracy that is initiated by Monica's mother, and developed by an FBI agent, who is known for his harebrained plans. The city on the island, where Monica and the conspirators live, is known for its strange natural occurrences, which defy scientific explanations. To execute the FBI conspiracy, the plotters have to leave the island and enter another country with fake identification paper.

INTERIOR BLACK & WHITE. Fred Schäfer's autobiography is a multilayered story of his life, a thought-provoking and entertaining literary work that will continue to vibrate in the readers' minds long after they have finished reading the final page. It contains nearly 200 photographs. The author explains his multiple personalities, he surprises, is funny, addresses unresolved issues, challenges humanity, questions the nature of reality, asks a former prime minister to negotiate on his behalf with God, writes about the girls he loved, revisits a teenage catastrophe, talks about the love of his life, and pays tribute to the people and events that made him the man he is today. He welcomes the return of his friend Henry Hemingway. Fred explains his writings, asks for help in his search for a missing girl in Chicago, and does not shy away from discussing both his strengths and weaknesses.

A man sitting beside a detective in a bar in New York is murdered. Another man, whose warning saved the detective's life, disappears without a trace. A conman and a former Miss USA contestant form a relationship that's trusting and deceiving at the same time. The detective and an attractive policewoman, who is not influenced by people's appearances, form a relationship that changes from one extreme to another when past occurrences leak to the surface. The events move from New York to Paris. Existing players and new players are brought together by fate. There appear to be links between crimes in New York and Paris. Then a mysterious man enters the scene and past events need to be rewritten. Opposing sides form, but which is the good side and which is the bad one? The conman, the former Miss USA contestant, the detective and the attractive policewoman do the unexpected.

A riveting philosophical sci-fi mystery. Brilliant, creative, humorous, and provocative. From the author of "The 92-Year-Old Lady Who Made Me Steal a Dead Man's Car".What you should know before you buy this bookThis is a complicated book. Of all my books, it is the most complicated one. It is also a funny book, but-and how can I put that without offending you?-your sense of humour may not get it if the quality of your mind is mutilated due to watching too many mindless TV shows. As the title says, it is an unedited book. So, don't complain about mistakes. There could be few, there could be many. If your English is below average as mine, you may be lucky and not notice any mistakes. But whatever errors you discover, they are part of the deal. Very importantly, this book is a serious read from a metaphysical and philosophical perspective. However, sadly, most of you may not understand that; some of you, however, will. What else should you know? This book is a hell of an entertaining novel with a crazy plot. So, if the metaphysical and philosophical stuff doesn't click with you, just ignore it and focus on the plot. That should be okay as long as you don't ask stupid questions like, "Is this realistic?" The answer to that question is always, "Yes, it is!" Everything is realistic if you see it in the context of its relevant reality. You see, this is where the crazy plot and the serious metaphysical contemplations merge. Does that sound confusing? It shouldn't, provided that you maintained enough of your childhood's inquisitiveness. Well, I'll leave it at that. Just read the book. It's not really complicated at all as long as you manage to negotiate your thinking around the little challenges mentioned above.Initially, each of the following three parts was planned to be a separate book. However, thematically-especially from a philosophical perspective, but also as far as the plot is concerned-these three parts complement each other, and it was decided to combine them into one book.ONE: Unedited MemoriesJust in the event that Emma #2 crashed the car and killed us both or only me or should the gangsters or only one of the gangsters, which would have been enough, manage to kill me with a well-aimed bullet, if I didn't manage to shoot him first, my other self and I decided to separate before the race so that at least one of us would survive in the event of a disaster of the kind mentioned in the first half of this "crazy" sentence.TWO: Unedited RealitiesWe had this long conversation about the end of time, God's residence, and what the universe and BMWs are really made of, at first between ourselves, then later a fly, the gentleman with the Space SUV and two robots joined us. That conversation went from Tuesday 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. the same day. That's a long time.On the other hand, Einstein tells us that time is an illusion, and that reality isn't what we think it is. These are issues that needed to be clarified, which is precisely what we did.THREE: The End of EternityThe year is 2090. I, Carl Andrew Quinton, am 94. Inexplicably, my appearance hadn't changed since 2018, when I was 22. There is an explanation.This explanation represents literary and scientific breakthroughs. There is no other literary and scientific work like it and no appropriate introduction for the reading adventure that's waiting for you could be found anywhere in the universe. So, this here will have to do.Sounds exaggerated, I know, but it is true.Scientists and literary critics around the world will discuss, argue and get excited about the thrilling metaphysical revelations in this book for decades to come.You, the reader, will find out how the world was created and why it can be both at the same time, infinitely large and tiny as nothingness.

A stunningly thought-provoking NOVEL FOR READERS who enjoy literary fiction, imaginative unpredictability, bizarre mystery and cool, logical philosophical reasoning., An old lady and a young man meet on a crosswalk in Manhattan in bizarre circumstances which drastically change the directions of their lives. A foul-mouthed youth is killed in a traffic accident. The old lady's apartment is visited by folks that would make most people run to their psychologist. A mass murderer explains why he thinks he is a good man. A cool Jesus asks for parts of The Bible to be rewritten. Literary characters come alive and attempt something, which would make their authors, if they knew about it, scream in horror or roll over in their graves. It takes a while for the police to get involved, but when it finally happens, the outcome is one that nobody could have predicted.This novel invites you to let go of reality and float along in a world in which realism, fiction and philosophy merge into unpredictability, wisdom and fun.

A young man is found unconscious in a park in London. He has no injuries, no illnesses. Weeks later, the doctors still can't explain why he hasn't regained consciousness. A detective, a homeless man and a writer try to find answers to the questions surrounding him. A widely traveled elderly man is working on his memoirs. He had left home at the age of nineteen. The decades that followed were dominated by his determination to overcome professional and personal adversities. About half way through the book, the young man and the elderly man meet under extraordinary circumstances - they "collide", may be a better word - and seemingly unanswerable questions emerge. One man's search for answers takes him around half the globe to Western Australia. The Mysterious Man is a major novel that encompasses three genres: literary fiction, mystery and memoirs.

INTERIOR COLOR. Fred Schäfer's autobiography is a multilayered story of his life, a thought-provoking and entertaining literary work that will continue to vibrate in the readers' minds long after they have finished reading the final page. It contains nearly 200 photographs. The author explains his multiple personalities, he surprises, is funny, addresses unresolved issues, challenges humanity, questions the nature of reality, asks a former prime minister to negotiate on his behalf with God, writes about the girls he loved, revisits a teenage catastrophe, talks about the love of his life, and pays tribute to the people and events that made him the man he is today. He welcomes the return of his friend Henry Hemingway. Fred explains his writings, asks for help in his search for a missing girl in Chicago, and does not shy away from discussing both his strengths and weaknesses.

Henry Miller's son Tony writes about this book: Dear Fred, I rushed immediately to the manuscript and began reading with wild abandon. I can see clearly your influences. And I really laughed out loud about our casual meeting. You have such a good way with words. I am totally delighted by your book. You have captured certain essences and smells and ways of doing things. I am sure The Short and Wonderful Life of Henry Hemingway will be a wonderful success. All the best, Tony Bruce L. Russell, Author of Channelling Henry, writes: Fred Schäfer takes on two of the 20th Century's literary giants. The story takes off when he arrives in New York. Miraculously, he meets an old mate of Hemingway's from the Toronto Star. He enjoys a bevy of buxom beauties, in true Miller style. Not as macho as Ernest, Fred manages to inject the book with a unique philosophy, somewhere between Schopenhauer and Bob Dylan. Fred's single-minded search for a muse, his struggle with his demons and his refreshingly unique literary voice make his memoirs a brilliant book, a page-turner, provocatively humorous and acutely reflective.

This novella covers two genres, fiction and nonfiction. An elderly man, Tony, with American, German and Australian nationalities, tells his story: how he receives a wedding invitation from a former girlfriend that he hadn't seen and heard of for decades. This invitation creates emotional upheaval in his life, but also turns his life into a massive challenge. His former girlfriend sends him a photo of herself. She looks beautiful and sexy. He contemplates attending the wedding. But first he has to lose fifty five pounds, that's twenty five kilograms. That's how he sees it. He not only wants to attend the wedding, he also wants to make love to his former girlfriend, just once more. At this point the nonfiction part of the story kicks in. Tony tells the reader how he goes about trying to change himself from an old, fat, ugly and sick looking man into a young looking, slim, handsome and healthy man. However, there is one major problem. He doesn't have a lot of time. The wedding date is his deadline.

What are great things in life? Money? Good health? Good relationships? Happiness? Yes, of course. And this book is about these topics. But what if the next global financial crisis makes your job and your money disappear? What if you are no longer as healthy as you would like to be? What if an important relationship becomes complicated? What if happiness seems a distant memory? In other words: what if these things turn against you? And what if as I consequence you think the whole world is against you? What then? This book invites you to a journey that has a lot to do with the way you see and live your life: the way you think about life and the world you live in. After that journey - if you took your time and paid attention - nothing will be the same. Great things will happen in your life BECAUSE YOU MAKE THEM HAPPEN. Enjoy the trip!

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