Fred Schäfer

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About Fred Schäfer

Fred Schäfer and his family reside in Australia. He has written twenty-one books: novels, memoirs, an autobiography and nonfiction books.
The 92-Year-Old Lady Who Made Me Steal a Dead Man's Car is Fred Schäfer's bestselling and most imaginative literary fiction novel. Identity Uncertain is the title of his philosophical, stirring and inspiring autobiography. Whether or not you are a sci-fi fan, Fred's latest novel, Having Coffee and Cake with the Devil in Chicago, is a stimulating, metaphysical and funny sci-fi novel waiting to be turned into a movie. Perhaps with George Clooney and Natalie Portman as the main protagonists. Should you walk into Steven Spielberg you may like to mention the book to him. Seriously? Just joking. On the other hand, why not?

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Travelling With Maria Embracing Life: Adventures, love and happiness in India, Sri Lanka and Australia Jul 21, 2012

by Fred Schäfer

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Two young people, just married, decide to sell and give away their Habseligkeiten (belongings) and travel the world. This was at a time when the word Internet had not yet established itself, perhaps wasn’t even invented, mobile phones didn’t exist and a one minute phone call from Australia to Germany cost around four dollars (today less than four cents). A few decades later, after the publication of The Short and Wonderful Life of Henry Hemingway – Fred Schäfer’s wildly humorous and hard-hitting memoir of his years in Berlin, the USA and Canada – he writes about his and Maria’s travel adventures. He surprises his readers with an enchanting and tender love story about their two year journey through India, Sri Lanka and Australia. Travelling with Maria is an entertaining book, a page turner, full of amazing events like running away from wild elephants, meeting a goddess in a Hindu temple, lunchtime striptease shows in an Australian pub and a lot, lot more. Ultimately, it is a book about embracing life.

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Don’t Upset the Bodyguard: Answers to life’s most difficult questions Oct 21, 2020

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A breath-taking journey through life’s most difficult questions about the fundamental nature of reality, time, infinity and consciousness, interwoven with humour, literary fiction and personal reflections from the author who gave the world the sensational novel „The 92-Year-Old Lady Who Made Me Steal a Dead Man’s Car”.

This book is a mix of perplexing essays, thought-provoking stories, unpredictable poetry and personal topics about this and that. For the first time in decades, the author says, he wasn‘t in the mood for writing another novel, but he was very much in the mood for writing. What you have in front of you is what he ended up with. Most of it is good stuff. Some of it is perhaps a bit of an embarrassment, he admits, and you may wonder why he didn‘t delete it. The answer is simple, he says, he likes it. It‘s a bit like having an unattractive pet dog; you love the creature, no matter what.

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The Man Who Observes: Reality is not what you think it is Dec 20, 2015

by Fred Schäfer

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It takes a while for Paul Winter to realize the truth about himself. There are other inexplicable events. Vanishing people. Attempts on his life. Scientists make a discovery that challenges their understanding of reality. And there is a mysterious man...

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Unedited Realities: Journeys beyond time and infinity May 12, 2020

by Fred Schäfer

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A riveting philosophical sci-fi mystery. Brilliant, creative, humorous, and provocative. From the author of “The 92-Year-Old Lady Who Made Me Steal a Dead Man’s Car”.

What you should know before you buy this book
This is a complicated book. Of all my books, it is the most complicated one. It is also a funny book, but—and how can I put that without offending you?—your sense of humour may not get it if the quality of your mind is mutilated due to watching too many mindless TV shows. As the title says, it is an unedited book. So, don’t complain about mistakes. There could be few, there could be many. If your English is below average as mine, you may be lucky and not notice any mistakes. But whatever errors you discover, they are part of the deal. Very importantly, this book is a serious read from a metaphysical and philosophical perspective. However, sadly, most of you may not understand that; some of you, however, will. What else should you know? This book is a hell of an entertaining novel with a crazy plot. So, if the metaphysical and philosophical stuff doesn’t click with you, just ignore it and focus on the plot. That should be okay as long as you don’t ask stupid questions like, “Is this realistic?” The answer to that question is always, “Yes, it is!” Everything is realistic if you see it in the context of its relevant reality. You see, this is where the crazy plot and the serious metaphysical contemplations merge. Does that sound confusing? It shouldn’t, provided that you maintained enough of your childhood’s inquisitiveness. Well, I’ll leave it at that. Just read the book. It’s not really complicated at all as long as you manage to negotiate your thinking around the little challenges mentioned above.

Initially, each of the following three parts was planned to be a separate book. However, thematically—especially from a philosophical perspective, but also as far as the plot is concerned—these three parts complement each other, and it was decided to combine them into one book.

ONE: Unedited Memories
Just in the event that Emma #2 crashed the car and killed us both or only me or should the gangsters or only one of the gangsters, which would have been enough, manage to kill me with a well-aimed bullet, if I didn’t manage to shoot him first, my other self and I decided to separate before the race so that at least one of us would survive in the event of a disaster of the kind mentioned in the first half of this “crazy” sentence.

TWO: Unedited Realities
We had this long conversation about the end of time, God’s residence, and what the universe and BMWs are really made of, at first between ourselves, then later a fly, the gentleman with the Space SUV and two robots joined us. That conversation went from Tuesday 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. the same day. That’s a long time.
On the other hand, Einstein tells us that time is an illusion, and that reality isn’t what we think it is. These are issues that needed to be clarified, which is precisely what we did.

THREE: The End of Eternity
The year is 2090. I, Carl Andrew Quinton, am 94. Inexplicably, my appearance hadn’t changed since 2018, when I was 22. There is an explanation.
This explanation represents literary and scientific breakthroughs. There is no other literary and scientific work like it and no appropriate introduction for the reading adventure that’s waiting for you could be found anywhere in the universe. So, this here will have to do.
Sounds exaggerated, I know, but it is true.

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Having Coffee and Cake with the Devil in Chicago: A Philosophical Science Fiction Novel May 29, 2018

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At the beginning of this sci-fi novel a young woman is wondering how it can be that she is dead and alive at the same time. As it turns out, there is an explanation. On her journey to that explanation she visits places and is confronted by scenarios that physicists and philosophers alike would love to encounter and that will make readers scratch their heads in amazement. This novel is thought-provoking and entertaining. It is also very funny.

Having Coffee and Cake with the Devil in Chicago is a roller-coaster ride of a sci-fi mystery, a thought-stimulating novel that raises questions about a future that could one day be reality. Stephen Hawking would almost certainly have recommended this book if he had had an opportunity to read it prior to his departure to the other side. The same applies to Stephen King. Although – since his departure is not yet imminent – there is still a possibility that he may read this novel prior to his “going away”. No rush, no pressure, Stephen.

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Identity Uncertain: Autobiography Nov 16, 2016

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Fred Schäfer is the author of more than twenty books. His autobiography is a multilayered story of his adventurous life, a thought-provoking and entertaining literary work that will continue to vibrate in the readers’ minds long after they have finished reading the final page.

INTERIOR COLOR: It contains nearly 200 photographs. The author explains his multiple personalities, he surprises, is funny, addresses unresolved issues, challenges humanity, questions the nature of reality, asks a former prime minister to negotiate on his behalf with God, writes about the girls he loved, revisits a teenage catastrophe, talks about the love of his life, and pays tribute to the people and events that made him the man he is today. He welcomes the return of his friend Henry Hemingway. Fred explains his writings, asks for help in his search for a missing girl in Chicago, and does not shy away from discussing both his strengths and weaknesses.

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Invitation to a Former Girlfriend’s Wedding: A novella of life-changing servings Mar 16, 2015

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This novella covers two genres, fiction and nonfiction. An elderly man, Tony, with American, German and Australian nationalities, tells his story: how he receives a wedding invitation from a former girlfriend that he hadn’t seen and heard of for decades. This invitation creates emotional upheaval in his life, but also turns his life into a massive challenge. His former girlfriend sends him a photo of herself. She looks beautiful and sexy. He contemplates attending the wedding. But first he has to lose fifty five pounds, that’s twenty five kilograms. That’s how he sees it. He not only wants to attend the wedding, he also wants to make love to his former girlfriend, just once more.

At this point the nonfiction part of the story kicks in. Tony tells the reader how he goes about trying to change himself from an old, fat, ugly and sick looking man into a young looking, slim, handsome and healthy man. However, there is one major problem. He doesn’t have a lot of time. The wedding date is his deadline.

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The Mysterious Man: A bold and inspiring novel, a man’s search for his family and past Oct 7, 2014

by Fred Schäfer

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A young man is found unconscious in a park in London. He has no injuries, no illnesses. Weeks later, the doctors still can’t explain why he hasn’t regained consciousness. A detective, a homeless man and a writer try to find answers to the questions surrounding him.
A widely traveled elderly man by the name of Martin Ritter is working on his memoirs. As a restless young man, he had left home at the age of nineteen. The decades that followed were dominated by emotional uncertainties. Did he surrender to them? Did he find what he had been searching for?
About half way through the book, the young man and the elderly man meet under extraordinary circumstances – they “collide”, may be a better word – and seemingly unanswerable questions emerge.
The Mysterious Man is a major novel that encompasses three genres: literary fiction, mystery and memoirs.

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How to Make Great Things Happen in YOUR LIFE – A sincere and proven approach to lasting happiness and success Nov 29, 2013

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What are great things in life? Money? Good health? Good relationships? Happiness? Yes, of course. And this book is about these topics. But what if the next global financial crisis makes your job and your money disappear? What if you are no longer as healthy as you would like to be? What if an important relationship becomes complicated? What if happiness seems a distant memory? In other words: what if these things turn against you? And what if as a consequence, you think, the whole world is against you? What then?
This book invites you to a journey that has a lot to do with the way you see and live your life: the way you think about life and the world you live in. After that journey – if you took your time and paid attention – nothing will be the same. Great things will happen in your life BECAUSE YOU MAKE THEM HAPPEN.

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The 92-Year-Old Lady Who Made Me Steal a Dead Man’s Car – A thrilling and seriously funny novel Apr 13, 2013

by Fred Schäfer

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A thought-provoking novel for readers who enjoy literary fiction, unpredictable originality, bizarre mystery and cool, philosophical reasoning.,

An old lady and a young man meet on a crosswalk in Manhattan in bizarre circumstances which drastically change the directions of their lives. A foul-mouthed youth is killed in a traffic accident. The old lady’s apartment is visited by folks that would make most people run to their psychologist. A mass murderer explains why he thinks he is a good man. A cool Jesus asks for parts of The Bible to be rewritten. Literary characters come alive and attempt something, which would make their authors, if they knew about it, scream in horror or roll over in their graves. It takes a while for the police to get involved, but when it finally happens, the outcome is one that nobody could have predicted.
This novel invites you to let go of reality and float along in a world in which realism, fiction and philosophy merge into unpredictability, wisdom and fun.

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Die Aufzeichnungen: Elend und Zeitvertreib eines Willens, der bezweifelt, frei zu sein (Buch 3 der Serie: Drei Folgeerscheinungen) (German Edition) Nov 17, 2012

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Ein Doppelmord findet statt. Der Mörder flieht. Die Polizei ist hinter ihm her. Aber die Polizei ist sein kleinstes Problem.
Fred Schäfer vermittelt mit dieser Kriminalerzählung die Problematik eines Menschen, für den mit der alleinigen Feststellung, dass der Mensch denken kann, noch längst nicht erwiesen ist, dass er für seine Gedanken – und damit für seine Entscheidungen – auch selbst verantwortlich ist.

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Drei idealistische Bücher mit provozierendem Inhalt: Der Berg hat aufgehört zu schwingen, Zwischenbilanz und Die Aufzeichnungen (Bücher 1, 2 und 3 der ... provozierendem Inhalt 4) (German Edition) Nov 17, 2012

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Die in diesem Band enthaltenen drei Bücher sind Fred Schäfers Erstlingswerke. Nach Alfred Nobels Testament soll mit dem Preis für Literatur ausgezeichnet werden, wer „das Vorzüglichste in idealistischer Richtung geschaffen hat“. Die hier vorliegenden drei Bücher erheben keinen Anspruch auf das „Vorzüglichste“, was dagegen die „idealistische Richtung“ anbetrifft, da können sie sich durchaus sehen lassen.
Sie vermitteln einen beeindruckenden und ehrlichen Einblick in die Themen, die den Autor in seinen jungen Jahren beschäftigten: Kriege, Rassenprobleme, Drogenprobleme, religiöse Dogmen and Fragen, Liebe, Umweltprobleme und immer wieder stellt er die Frage, „Hat der Mensch einen freien Willen oder sind seine Entscheidungen lediglich Konsequenzen – unvermeidliche Folgen – von Vorangegangenem?“ Dieses philosophische Thema zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch die drei Bücher.

Buch 1: Der Berg hat aufgehört zu schwingen
Sai Baba, seine Anhängerinnen und ich
Klar und unmissverständlich berichtet der Autor in diesem Buch über die Erwartungen, Vorstellungen und Ängste westlicher Indienbesucher.

Buch 2: Zwischenbilanz – Gedichte & Essays
Die Gedichte und Essays in diesem Band sind nüchterne Bestandsaufnahmen. Sie bieten Anhaltspunkte und zwingen zugleich zur Besinnung.

Buch 3: Die Aufzeichnungen oder: Elend und Zeitvertreib eines Willens, der bezweifelt, frei zu sein
Der Autor vermittelt mit dieser Kriminalerzählung die Problematik eines Menschen, für den mit der alleinigen Feststellung, dass der Mensch denken kann, noch längst nicht erwiesen ist, dass er für seine Gedanken – und damit für seine Entscheidungen – auch selbst verantwortlich ist.

Und was hat Johann Wolfgang von Goethe dazu zu sagen? „Geschichten schreiben ist eine Art, sich das Vergangene vom Halse zu schaffen.“

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