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7th October 2008

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Racy German bestseller leads the pack

09.04.08

For the first time since 2004, when the six Amazon websites--in America, Britain, Canada, France, Germany and Japan--began to offer readers of the Economist a monthly snapshot of the books that really fly, the world's biggest-selling novel last month came from Germany.

Feuchtgebiete was written by Charlotte Roche, a 30-year-old actress and television presenter, who was born in Wimbledon but grew up in Germany. But the book, which translates as "wetlands" or "damp parts", is not without controversy. Some people have called it pornographic.

Roche hosts a late-night talk-show in Germany, during which she particularly likes asking her female guests about their sexual fantasies.

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