The Secret of Storytelling - On the Work of Christoph Ransmayr. Christoph Ransmayr speaks in a long conversation about the paths of his writing. Following him into the depths of his stories are three of his translators and two scholars who have discussed his work with the editor Insa Wilke. They share how their own imaginative worlds have opened up during these imaginary journeys. Thus, a book emerges from the oral and written correspondences, exploring the mysteries of the material and the exploration of the world through writing, dedicated to one of the most significant artists of contemporary literature. An invitation to embark on a journey into the unknown. "Writing sometimes resembles a journey into the wilderness: there, as here, seemingly boundless, uninhabited spaces open up, but there are only a few viable paths." (Christoph Ransmayr).