Dörte Hansen went first in their family to high school, worked as a journalist and now writes best sellers about the decline of village life. A conversation about the longing for home.

Interview of Marten Rolff

A barren hotel lobby in Stuttgart, where Dörte Hansen on book tour makes a stop. After the greeting, the best-selling author, is extremely polite, and only ask yourself: “How was the journey? What is your specialty?” You have not got used yet to the fact that you work as a journalist, she says apologetically. Interviews don’t lead to love you, give Interviews so much

SZ: Mrs. Hansen, who reads something about you, learns coming soon: your career as a writer is, apparently, a kind of miracle.

Debbie Hansen: …