Philosophy in 3D: If it’s hard to explain, build it!Build Wittgenstein? Science slammer Hanno Depner has created this philosophy kit to explain one of the most essential works of modern thinking – the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein’s «Tractatus logico-philosophicus» is the quintessence of his thinking about the world. Thanks to this book you can make it come to life: spend a couple of hours on reflecting and … Continued
Kant in a box!A fun gift book for aspring students of philosophy. Cut out, glue, paste, put together, drink some coffee. Then, understand the idea of everything. In a box. It takes 30 minutes. Maybe more. Not more than an afternoon. We’ve tested. Watch the movie and the fast slide show.We represent translation rights to this unique fun way to learn about the greatest … Continued
Our author Milena Moser and her partner in life, Victor-Maria Zaballa published a book about how the festive Mexican way of dealing with the end of life and the deceased has become part of their household and their life in San Francisco. Kudos, Milena and Victor! Your book is a number one bestseller! Thank you, Kein & Aber for having published this colorful so … Continued
In his short new book, Jean Ziegler, Swiss sociologist and advisor to the UNHCR explains what’s wrong with capitalism. Told in the form of a conversation with his grand-daughter, this analysis is brilliant, provocative and highly readable. Published by C.Bertelsmann in German and by Seuil in the French original.
Press release, April 2019 Zurich based literary agency Mohrbooks announces that Martina Sonns is joining the agency’s owner Sebastian Ritscher in the executive team as CFO. Since her arrival at Mohrbooks in 2002 Martina is in charge of royalty accounting. She has a Federal Diploma of higher education in Accounting and Financial Management and now takes on full responsability for the company’s finances and business administration. Martina’s … Continued
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After more than 26 years Marlis Gaemperli is retiring today. We thank her for her superb services and her laughter. We wish her all the best for the future.
We are proud to announce our most recent hire: Aya (aged 1) has been enlisted to sniff out our archives for missing documents, royalty payments and formal notifications. If you’re missing anything, Aya will get on the case.
Imagine Charles Darwin and Karl Marx had met. Ilona Jerger’s novel «And Marx Stood Still in Darwin’s Garden» is a German bestseller. Its publisher Ullstein Verlag had two two-dimensional visitors at their stand at the Frankfurter Buchmesse. Translation rights: Ullstein Verlag All other: Mohrbooks