Sojourn Publisher / Frances Lincoln most of them small enough

most of them small enough to carry in his pocket

On the edge of the woods live Hansel and Gretel with their parents

And what can the living do to stay on good terms with the nonliving

The sand hills I paint are my mother’s story and the rocks I paint are my own story

His cutouts – collages made from shapes cut from painted paper in a process he described as ‘painting with scissors’ – have become some of the most admired works of the last century

Sojourn Publisher / Frances Lincoln most of them small enoughAn unnamed man arrives in Berlin as a visiting professor. It is a place fused with Western history and cultural fracture lines. He moves along its streets and pavements; through its department stores, museums and restaurants. He befriends Faqrul, an enigmatic exiled poet, and Birgit, a woman with whom he shares the vagaries of attraction. He tries to understand his white haired cleaner. Berlin is a riddle he becomes lost not only in the city but in