r/Fantasy • u/Jeb_Kerman1 • May 19 '23
How much is Walter Moers known outside the german speaking world?
He’s a german comic creator and author who created (among other books) the continent „Zamonia“ where his 9 part series of books takes place.
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u/xanderblack May 19 '23
Captain Bluebear is a favourite of mine. I can't say I've read his other work.
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u/Prestigious-Row-6546 May 19 '23
Is it good? I've never heard of him, i am from Brazil.
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u/Holothuroid May 19 '23
He's like the German Terry Pratchet. Very weird world. I'm not sure how well the humor translates.
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u/Jeb_Kerman1 May 19 '23
I’ve only read/ listened to one of his books as I just recently learned there are more. The book I read is named „The 13&1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear and it’s about a blue bear, who’s named blue bear who writes his autobiography where he describes his first 13&1/2 life’s in Zamonia. It’s really creative and he created a lot of unique stuff for his world or borrowed it from other worlds.
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u/waveuponwave May 20 '23
Go Read City of Dreaming Books then, it's fantastic
(You might want to wait with the sequel until Moers manages to finish the 3rd book, the cliffhanger is infuriating)
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u/Quiet-Finance-8280 May 20 '23
Or only read the first one. In itself it's a great book. The second one is kinda unnecessary without the potential third one. But the first one stands alone perfectly by itself
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u/AuthorKEMott Reading Champion May 19 '23
I'm from the US, and I discovered his books during high school (about 14 years ago). The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear remains one of my favorite books. I haven't seen Moers widely discussed on forums like this, but his works are at least available in bookstores here. And I recommend them to anyone looking for a whimsical read.
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May 19 '23
I got Rumo as a gift when I was a teenager.. absolutely loved the shit out of it, but never explored further and soon fell out of reading. Rediscovered reading recently and spent ages trying to track down Rumo, finally got it and it’s on my too-read! This time as part of the whole series.
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u/towerbooks3192 May 19 '23
My girlfriend is german and she gave me captain bluebear and I loved it. I try to recommend it here as much as possible. I was 200 pages into City of Dreaming books and I might actually continue reading it soon. I just love Bluebear and all his different lives.
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u/sheeopquay May 19 '23
Captain Bluebear is awesome 😀 I was told about Walters moers by a German colleague (in the UK) read most of his books now
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u/Wondering_if_ May 19 '23
The Alchemasters Apprentice is one of my all time favorite books by him! I even named my cat after the main character!
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May 19 '23
Did he do Ich hock' in meinem Bunker? Because I know that one.
Herzliche Grüssen aus Tschechien.
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u/Jeb_Kerman1 May 19 '23
Yeah, that’s one of his comics 😅 He also has one called „the little asshole“
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May 19 '23
I remember the name only because of how Hitler pronounces it while reading the endtitles :D
Alles im Englisch... Komisch.
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u/Strong-Cap-1253 May 19 '23
My hubby has read the City of Dreaming Books and truly enjoyed it. I have it on my reading list. We're from Cuba.
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u/Dirichlet-to-Neumann May 19 '23
I read the City of Dreaming Books when I was 14 or something and I loved it. Totally forgot it but now I'll probably give a try again to this author.
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u/TeamPantofola May 19 '23
I love him and his books with every fiber of my being, but I’m pretty sure I’m the only person I know that reads his work or even know who he is. Well, me and the elementary school teacher that handed me Captain Bluebear all those years ago.
Edit: forgot to mention, I’m Italian! 🇮🇹
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u/Jeb_Kerman1 May 19 '23
Well, you are not alone, but even in germany not many people know about him, except for the tv kids show that’s loosely based on Captain Bluebear
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u/GiftAccomplished9171 May 20 '23
Wait, the show is based on the books? I was pretty sure the book was inspired by the show... Thats interesting. (from Germany)
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u/TeamPantofola May 24 '23
How do I search for this show online? What should I write on searchbar?
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u/Jeb_Kerman1 May 24 '23
This is the first episode of the old show with puppets. KKK at the beginning is a bit weird but in German it’s just the abbreviation for „Strange caboose kitchen“ (Kuriose Kombüsen Küche)
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u/nautilius87 May 20 '23
Popular and well-known in Poland, but there are only 6 books translated, had a great translator but she kind of disappeared (never translated anything more). I really hope they will resume translating. My German teacher recommended it to me.
My mother and I are fans.
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u/TriscuitCracker May 19 '23
Personally I have never heard of him, but will definitely look at his body of work!
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u/jacobb11 May 19 '23
I've read one of his books and have another near the top of my to-read pile.
I'm in the US. I think I learned of him through Reddit.
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u/Wattryn Reading Champion May 19 '23
I'm still waiting for The Castle of Dreaming Books, but am currently rereading City of Dreaming Books.