DW book expert- David Levitz on ′Brother of Sleep′ by Robert Schneider | 100 German Must-Reads - a unique list of 100 works of German literature published in English | DW | 05.10.2018

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100 Must-Reads

DW book expert- David Levitz on 'Brother of Sleep' by Robert Schneider

Imagine being able to hear rocks speak, hearts beat and snowflakes fall! "Brother of Sleep" by Robert Schneider is the story of a boy with a superhuman sense of hearing.

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