Ferdinand von Schirach

defence lawyer

Decades in the courtroom supply the material for his soberly told cases.

💡 Did you know? Among others, he represented prominent and politically sensitive clients.

Crime

Eleven true-fictional cases in which perpetrators often act unsettlingly understandably.

💡 Did you know? The book became a bestseller and was adapted as a TV series.

Guilt and justice

Again and again he asks when a person becomes guilty and who may judge them.

💡 Did you know? His second story collection bears the fitting title „Guilt“.

The Collini Case

The novel spotlighted a legal legacy; the justice ministry then set up a commission.

💡 Did you know? In 2019 the story reached cinemas with Elyas M’Barek.

Terror

On trial is a fighter pilot who shot down a hijacked passenger plane: guilty or not?

💡 Did you know? In most performances worldwide the audience votes to acquit.

Guilt

Again true-fictional cases: the title names his great lifelong theme directly.

💡 Did you know? „Crime“ and „Guilt“ made him a world author within two years.

Gott

As in „Terror“, the play debates a question of conscience: here the right to one’s own death.

💡 Did you know? Here too the audience is often asked to decide at the end.

Kaffee und Zigaretten

In short vignettes he writes about his life, the law and literature.

💡 Did you know? In it he also speaks openly about his Nazi-tainted family.

Ferdinand von Schirach