I'm Off Then

Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago

Hape Kerkeling, Shelley Frisch

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Simon & Schuster
09 February 2017

Travel & holiday; Travel tips & advice: general; Travel & holiday guides; Travel writing

From one of Germany’s most beloved celebrities, a cross between Bill Bryson and Paulo Coelho.

It has sold over 3 million copies and been translated into eleven different languages. Pilgrims have increased along the Camino by 20 percent since the book was published. Hape Kerkeling’s spiritual epiphany has struck a nerve

Overweight, overworked, and physically unfit, Kerkeling was an unlikely candidate to make the arduous pilgrimage across the French Alps to the Spanish Shrine of St. James, a 1,200-year-old journey undertaken by nearly 100,000 people every year. But that didn’t stop him from getting off the couch and walking. Along the way, he began the journal that turned into this utterly frank, engaging book. Simply by struggling with his physical limitations and the rigors of long-distance walking, he discovered a deep sense of peace that transformed his life and allowed him to forgive himself, and others, more readily. He learned something every day, and he took to finishing each entry with his daily lessons.

Filled with quirky fellow pilgrims, historic landscapes, and Kerkeling’s self-deprecating sense of humour, I’m Off Then is an inspiring travelogue, a publishing phenomenon, and a spiritual journey unlike any other.

By: Hape Kerkeling
Translated by: Shelley Frisch
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 311g
ISBN: 9781416553878
ISBN 10: 1416553878
Pages: 333
Publication Date: 09 February 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hape Kerkeling, one of Europe's most popular comedic entertainers, is the winner of the Karl Valentin Prize for Humor, the Chatwin Award for Best Travel Book of the Year, and numerous other prizes. I'm Off, Then, his first book, has become a bestselling sensation in Germany. He lives in Berlin. Shelley Frisch's award-winning translations from German include biographies of Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Einstein, Marlene Dietrich, Leni Riefenstahl, and Franz Kafka. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey.