Dusse:Verscheuchte Helden

Without judgment and with affection, Karsten Dusse addresses the topic that currently occupies literary figures like no other: children's book heroes who are driven out of their own stories. A mermaid, a rabbit, a young black train conductor, and an aspiring Indian chief grapple with their shared fate of no longer being the main characters in their own tales. They seek advice from a lawyer—who just happens to be a successful writer as well. By the fireplace in his home, the author takes the visiting characters on a journey into the world of fantasy, reality, and the creativity that connects the two. Into the realm of art and censorship. Of success and envy. Of the grumblers and the solidarity behind which they hide. 'Displaced Heroes' is a book about the freedom of art, the joy of writing, and the magic of one's own success.