"I'm off then", was all Hape Kerkeling told his friends before picking up a bright red rucksack, tightening up his boots and leaving for a 500 mile trek along the Camino De Santiago to follow in the footsteps of generations of pilgrims. Germany's most successful comedian lost and found himself on that hike also keeping a diary.
When it was published, it became the best selling German book in many years, and tens of thousands are now following after him, making the journey from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela.
Meet the author after the reading at a reception
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