In September 2010, the celebrated actor Mario Adorf turns 80. For the past six decades Mario Adorf has won universal acclaim for his stage roles and appearances in over 100 films. He has performed as a singer and entertainer, and his unmistakable voice can be heard on countless audio books. Since the early 1990s, Mario Adorf has also made a name for himself as a successful author, publishing five volumes of stories, his autobiography Himmel und Erde (Heaven and Earth) and the photobook Bilder meines Lebens (Photos of My Life). This volume features the finest stories by Mario Adorf, one of Germany´s best-known and most popular actor.
»Mario Adorf has the capacity to tell wonderful and beautifully crafted tales.« (Stuttgarter Zeitung)
»Modest and erudite: The story-teller Mario Adorf( deserves respect.« Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)