Christian Kracht

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Christian Kracht


Born
in Saanen, Switzerland
December 29, 1966

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Christian Kracht is a Swiss writer and journalist.
Kracht was born in Saanen. His father, Christian Kracht Sr., was chief representative for the Axel Springer publishing company in the 1960s. Kracht attended Schule Schloss Salem in Baden and Lakefield College School in Ontario, Canada. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, New York, in 1989.

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“Also zahle ich dem Taxifahrer seinen Fahrpreis und gebe ihm noch ein dickes Trinkgeld, damit er in Zukunft weiß, wer der Feind ist.”
Christian Kracht, Faserland

“Weil es so glamourös ist, das Herumstreunen an seltsamen Orten, wo einen absolut keiner kennt.”
Christian Kracht, Faserland

“Ich habe Angst vor dieser Erscheinung, aber wenn man viel trinkt, dann geht das
schon wieder weg.”
Christian Kracht, Faserland

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