Coffee and Cigarettes: Scenes from a Writer's Life by Ferdinand von Schirach Translated by Katharina Hall Photography paying homage to a city

paying homage to a city

and often a valuable tool in taking control of your life and ambitions

In 1980s London young Sri Lankan Chamath

conquering first Bengal and finally

It’s vital

Coffee and Cigarettes: Scenes from a Writer's Life by Ferdinand von Schirach Translated by Katharina Hall Photography paying homage to a cityHow does the legacy of a family past shape who we are? Ferdinand von Schirach is one of Germany's most eminent criminal defence lawyers and an internationally bestselling writer. He is also the grandson of Baldur von Schirach, Leader of the Hitler Youth movement. In Coffee and Cigarettes, his most personal book, von Schirach confronts his family history, through autobiographical vignettes and short stories drawn from his life and career. From