Blurb 13 books from the Bible to Stefan Heym and how they made Gysi Gysi We all know them. Books and their heroes that accompany us from an early age and never let go. That give us courage, take us on adventures, make us laugh out loud and touch us deeply. Together with the journalist Hans-Dieter Schütt, Gregor Gysi goes on a literary exploration tour: 'My Life in 13 Books' tells of the very personal reading list of the politician and author. You can read here what a conversation between Gysi and Schiller sounds like, which favorite author connects Churchill and the elder statesman of the left, and which rebellious redhead inspires Gysi. A best-of of a special kind, a praise of reading, an ode to the printed word: because especially in a world that is turning faster and faster, books give us support and confidence. Biography (Gregor Gysi) Gregor Gysi, born in Berlin in 1948, has been a lawyer since 1971, chairman of the PDS from 1989 to 1993, and chairman of the Left Party in the Bundestag since 2005.