Mittelreich

The novel "Mittelreich" (2013) is a family saga in the best traditions of the genre. The story of a family managing a mansion by a lake in Bavaria is inseparably linked to the history of Germany in the 20th century. The epic narrative about the fates of three generations turns into a reflection on the fate of the country, on war and destruction, old power and new masters of life.
Josef Birbhiler (born 1948) is a German theater and film actor, writer, and journalist. He has worked with Werner Herzog ("The Glass Heart"), Michael Haneke ("The White Ribbon"), and Tom Tykwer. Birbhiler often works in the genre of audio plays. He has voiced, among others, the works of Heinrich von Kleist, Hugo Ball, Robert Musil, and James Joyce.