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Leif introduces two books he likes in his podcast. The first book, "Gerson Schimmer" by Björn Leif, tells the story of an old man losing his sense of smell during a snowy winter. The main character forgets things and eventually forgets everything. Leif likes the last sentence about the beginning of spring. The second book, written by Robert Fauscher, is about a young man from a rich Dutch family who searches for his identity and encounters racism. Leif thinks the book is not racist, as the author is married to a dark woman. The book shows how the protagonist defends against racism and discrimination. Leif asks listeners to share their favorite book. Hello, I am Leif. Welcome to my podcast. Today I have two books to introduce to you that I really like. I hope that you are also interested in my introduction. Okay, let's start. The first book that I am going to introduce to you is Gerson Schimmer. The reason why I have read him is quite simple. I have googled him once. He is a good Dutchman. And he happened to be at the top of the list. This book is written by Björn Leif. He tells a story about an old man who was looking at the moon during a snowy winter. And how he slowly lost his sense of smell. This book is written from my perspective. And it is based on a small story from America. At the beginning of the book, the main character, Martin, tells that he doesn't like the winter. And that the winter makes him tired. After that, he starts to forget. He forgets to drink coffee. He forgets to remove the wood from the fire. He forgets the books that he has read. And he starts to forget English as well. Because he has spoken English for thousands of years. At the end, he forgets everything. What I like the most is the last sentence of the book. The spring that is about to begin. This is whispered by his wife, Vera. This sentence brings us back to the beginning of the book. Maybe it is because of the snow that I feel so tired this morning. Winter has always been one of the most important themes of this book. And now the winter is over. Does this mean that he still believes that Martin will be healed? He stays in the open space of the book. And the second book I would like to talk about is the one I just mentioned. This book is written by Robert Fauscher. I was very interested in reading this book. Because one of my classmates from Harvard class found this book very racist. But I think this book is best known and was also filmed. Why is that? I ask myself this question when I read this book. This book is about a young man who was born in a rich family in the Netherlands. And he looks for a dark woman with an identity. Although he is young, others see him as a Moroccan because he looks like a Moroccan. Whether he looks for an identity is two of the most important themes of this book. These themes help him to understand that he is not born in the Netherlands, but in Morocco. But the end of this book is very sad. That he was born in a rich family in Morocco. I personally don't think this book is a racist book. Because the writer himself is a young man and he is married to a dark woman. I think he considered himself to be a prototype of David of this book. How can someone discriminate against himself and his wife? I am very impressed by this story. During a train journey, David sees a Moroccan boy who is being harassed by a group of skinheads. Then David decides to stand between them and defend the Moroccan boy against further intimidation. This fragment shows how David defends himself against racism and the emergence of people who are being discriminated against. The writer is not racist, but opposed to racism. Through this book, he shows how people around him are being discriminated against. And brings the reader into that feeling. So that the readers can better understand their social situation. So far is my podcast. Which book impressed you the most and why? Leave a comment if you want to share with me. I wish you a very nice day.