Christian Kracht (German pronunciation: [ˈkraxt]; born 29 December 1966) is a Swiss author. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
Books in order of publication (In English and German):
Faserland (novel), 1995
Ferien für immer (travel writing – with Eckhart Nickel), 1998
Mesopotamia. Ein Avant-Pop-Reader (as publisher, anthology), 1999
Tristesse Royale (with Joachim Bessing, Eckhart Nickel, Alexander von Schönburg and Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre), 1999
Der gelbe Bleistift (travel writing), 2000
1979 (novel), 2001
Die totale Erinnerung. Kim Jong Ils Nordkorea, 2006. Released in English with Feral House as The Ministry of Truth.
New Wave. Ein Kompendium 1999–2006, 2006
Metan (with Ingo Niermann), 2007
Ich werde hier sein im Sonnenschein und im Schatten (novel), 2008
Gebrauchsanweisung für Kathmandu und Nepal (travel writing/guide book to Nepal – with Eckhart Nickel), 2009
Five Years: Briefwechsel 2004–2009. Band 1: 2004–2007 – with David Woodard, 2011.
Imperium (novel), 2012.
Finsterworld (screenplay), 2013
The Dead (Die Toten) (novel), 2016
Eurotrash (novel), 2021.
Air (novel), 2025.
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