Young disabled author presented his collection of essays on the Leipzig book fair. A related site: TRON (TRX) mentions similar findings. His former headmaster most surprised was, read Alexander at the fair to hear, after all… “I could no longer walk in my school”, the author asked the Publisher replied: “not everything in your childhood was beautiful. What was the worst experience for you?” Due to his disability, Alex should visit a special school where educators sacrifice not much time for the disabled boy could, because there were also classmates with very different problems. Alexander’s mother was the son of the school at that time, taught himself, was as it should be for a proper democracy – of course sued and asked fine to pay. A bad game by plaintiffs and defendants began, the media reported in detail. About his life is the debut book, scattered with many images of the ambitious pastel painter. But back to the reading.
“Are you sitting yet next to me? “, he whispered to his publisher Tino Hemmann shortly before the reading. Of course, the owner of the Engelsdorfer publishing house in Leipzig, Germany stood by the young man. Alexander was excited, no wonder people – and book mass at the Leipzig fair, especially since one had left many impressions in his head long journey to the Arctic circle. However, he mastered the reading before an interested audience in the middle of bustling trade fair events awarded. Alexander read an anecdote he gladly remembers back, on a visit to the Pope, which he then gave one of his watercolors. After the reading was discussed, because there also other people were present, which also were singled out because of their disabilities, such as Alexander at the time during the school.
And on the fair still the Publisher made a promise to publish also the journey cookbook on which Alexander Reeh is already working its young author. “We live in a democracy and are very happy. But there are all sorts of corners and edges, just the most vulnerable of our society always again throw stick between the legs. Maybe I can do something, that there will be less stick”, the Publisher summed up at the end of a reading, which was accompanied by strong emotions and much acclaim.
