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"How does Germany tick?" on the SPIEGEL bestseller list! (Nonfiction)

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One of the most perceptive and linguistically powerful German social analysts.

Denis Scheck

An impressive study of a society that thinks very heterogeneously.

marketresearch.com

Please read this book, you'll just slip through it so wonderfully, because Stephan Grünewald is, as Denis Scheck says, 'one of the most astute and linguistically powerful German social analysts'. That's what the book's blurb says, and for once I think it's really powerful and accurate.

Jörg Thadeusz, WDR 2

In his new book, Grünewald is not one to be soft-spoken. He is ruthless and harsh in his treatment of Germany, his observations are astute and hit the nerve centers. The fact that he does not become a bitter cynic and remains a visionary makes the book a valuable contribution to the long line of German self-reflection since Friedrich Nietzsche.

Research & Teaching

Grünewald writes vividly, courageously, pointedly, and steeply. He formulates metaphors richly, draws scenes, sketches little stories, he is the feuilletonist among psychologists.

Spiegel Online

Stephan Grünewald presents an original psychoanalysis of the nation...That's what makes it so charming. By telling us "how Germany ticks," he explains to us how we ourselves tick...The chapters on the loss of the "inner compass" and the "digital megalomania" are undoubtedly among the most illuminating things that have been written about the sensitivities of Germans since the rise of terms like "German Angst" and "Wutbürgertum." With his book, Grünewald stands ready to coach the nation.

Cologne City Gazette