Welcome to Peter Mentzel
Author and musician
Es ist soweit!
Das Konzept zu meinem neuen Buch
»Roberts Visionen«
steht.
Es wird eine Trilogie werden. Der erste Band ist fertig und wird voraussichtlich noch in diesem Jahr erscheinen.
Ich werde immer wieder gefragt, worum es in diesem Roman geht. Darauf gibt es keine leichten Antworten.
Die Trilogie beginnt im Jahre 1675, wenige Jahre nach Ende des dreißigjährigen Krieges. In dem Jahr wird Robert als zweites Kind einer Bergarbeiterfamilie aus dem Erzgebirgsstädtchen Buchholz geboren. Schon bald bemerken die Eltern einen genetischen Defekt bei ihm. Robert altert aller zehn Jahre nur um ein Jahr, wächst nur sehr langsam, aber seine geistigen Fähigkeiten gehen über das Normale hinaus, vor allem auf dem Gebiet der Mathematik. Immer wieder hat er Visionen, die bald Wirklichkeit werden. Im weiteren Verlauf des Romans finden wir uns in Freiberg wieder, wo Robert den Bergbau revolutioniert. Später geht er nach Dresden, hilft J.G. Böttger bei der Erfindung des Porzellans, wohnt der Eröffnung der Meißner Porzellanmanufaktur bei und wirkt schließlich als Dozent an der Fürstenschule in Meißen.
Natürlich ist Robert eine fiktive Person, ein Symbol, ein Mensch, der uns auf unterhaltsame und humorvolle Art durch geschichtliche Episoden führt, die nicht immer dem genauen Verlauf verpflichtet sind.
Handelt es sich um eine Familiensaga, einem historischen Roman oder einer Fiktion? Es ist wohl alles in dieser Trilogie enthalten. Im zweiten und dritten Teil wird der Leser mit weiteren großen und kleinen Persönlichkeiten der Menschheitsgeschichte konfrontiert.
Seien Sie neugierig!
Ihr
Peter Mentzel
New: Read a new section of the book every week in the sample!
Today: Prologue
Discover my new book, "Restless Through Two Worlds," subtitled "An Episodic Journey Through Two 35 Years of Living in Germany." I invite you to experience the formative events and personal stories that have shaped several generations and my own life. Immerse yourself in memories and reflections that connect the past and the present. Find yourself reflected in the texts, let your memories flow freely, and discover the lives of your parents or grandparents. Experience two 35 years of German history in thirty-one episodes and be confronted with the current problems of our society and the psychological struggles of the generations.
"Restlessly through two worlds"
is now available in the online shop of Tredition.com ,
or in all formats (hardcover, softcover and e-book) in all common online shops (Thalia, Amazon, Hugendubel etc.)
as well as in all local bookstores.
About me
My name is Peter Mentzel, born in the Ore Mountains in 1955 and living in Meissen since 1981.
With few interruptions, I worked as a sports and German teacher at various schools, most recently at the BSZ Meißen.
The joy of writing has accompanied me since my early youth. Short stories and poems were outlets for processing disappointments, whether due to the end of a romantic relationship or injustices at school, in society, or within my circle of friends. Most of these early "works" have been lost; some have survived and have found their place in my new book.
It wasn't until the violent death of my son Thomas in 2007 that I realized that writing is a valuable method for managing my emotions, my anger, and my feelings. The book "Sixer" was written four years after I lost a son, but also a dear friend.
Many years passed without me summoning the courage to sit down at the computer and put my worries into writing. Editing one of his books and many conversations with my former musician colleague and good friend Micha Waldek brought me back to writing, and the recently published book "Restless Through Two Worlds" was born.
The book is an autobiographical novel that, through many episodes from a long life, reflects the development of people caught between two worlds—specifically, 35 years of the GDR and 35 years of reunified Germany. The text is written in simple, not always serious language.
Readers will be captivated by formative experiences and personal stories that not only concern the author, but will also discover themselves in the descriptions in some passages. They will experience seventy years of German history in thirty-one episodes and will be confronted with current problems in our society and the psychological struggles of the generations.
The text is not necessarily arranged chronologically; leaps in time are intentional and illustrate contrasts between yesterday and today. I have not always adhered to absolute "truths," partly due to the fact that facts have been lost, and partly to make events more visible. All the people mentioned in the book played an important role in my life and are mentioned by name where I received permission. Other names are only partially real or misrepresented.
Since my early youth and to this day, I have been an active amateur musician and an enthusiastic skier and motorcyclist.
I have been married to my wife Ute for the third time since 2006. I have two children from my second marriage, the eldest of whom is no longer alive.
The new edition of "SIXER" is available from tredition, all online stores, and local bookstores since September 1, 2025.
