Many of us are very familiar with the always grumpy, bad-tempered and always up for subtle attacks, detective chief inspector and chief investigator Peter Faber of the Dortmund crime scene, at least in his role as this, which has been flickering across the screens since 2012.

We were able to experience changing colleagues and a lot of ups and downs because Jörg Hartmann always played his role with great skill. You can stand at the crime scene however you want, but for us his role in the film “Lotte in the Bauhaus” directed by Gregor Schnitzler, where Jörg Hartmann played the architect and Weimar Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, was the more interesting acting performance. But you can look at it however you want. Now a new episode comes into his life, whether instead of Peter Faber or alongside him, namely that of the writer Jörg Hartmann.

Jörg Hartmann on the stage of Deutschlandfunk Kultur

During the Leipzig Book Fair, we were able to attend an interview with Jörg Hartmann on the presentation or show stage of Deutschlandfunk Kultur, in which he spoke in a powerful narrative tone about the course of his life as answers to the moderator's questions, which of course mainly focused on his life published book “The Noise of Life”.

In the book, the author Jörg Hartmann tells the story of his grandparents in an absolutely captivating way, because he addresses the situation of his deaf grandparents under National Socialism and also talks about the wisdom of his mother, who once owned a chip shop for a short time. His father also appears in the book, who was a turner and passionate handball player before he suffered from dementia.

One thing is certain – with this family around, his life was never boring. In short: Hartmann describes life with all its facets from beginning to end, from departure to arrival in the now, everything is contained in this story. Jörg Hartmann has written down countless bizarre experiences or key encounters with his family and also as an actor in this book.

The author Jörg Hartmann succeeds in telling personally, touchingly and humorously about the life of his family and his homeland, the Ruhr area. The central theme running through the book is the question of why we keep returning to our roots. Hartmann's aim is to capture the circle of life: parents and children, beginning and end, departure and arrival, becoming and passing away - everything that is part of the beloved noise of life. A wise, story-packed book about origins and home - and the desire to break away from it and move into the world.

Blurb for “The Noise of Life”

In “The Noise of Life” Jörg Hartmann tells his story and that of his parents and grandparents in a captivating way. It is a declaration of love to the strength of the family - and to the Ruhr area.

Whether it's about the situation of his deaf grandparents under National Socialism, the wisdom of his mother, who ran a chip shop for a short time, the dementia of his father, who was a turner and passionate handball player, the many bizarre experiences in the extended family or key encounters that he had as an actor - Hartmann always maintains the balance between tragedy and comedy.

He has a powerful narrative tone - personal, touching, humorous. And asks: Why do we keep returning to our roots?

Hartmann's aim is to capture the circle of life: parents and children, beginning and end, departure and arrival, becoming and passing away - everything that is part of the beloved noise of life. A wise, story-packed book about origins and home - and the desire to break away from it and move into the world. A sentimental education and, incidentally, a history of the mentality of the Federal Republic.

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