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Jakob Hein, born in Leipzig in 1971, works as a psychiatrist. He has published numerous books, including Mein erstes T-Shirt (2001), Herr Jensen steigt aus (2006), Wurst und Wahn (2011), Kaltes Wasser (2016) and Die Orient-Mission des Leutnant Stern (2018). His book Hypochondriacs Live Longer and Other Good News from My Psychiatric Practice (2020) was on the SPIEGEL bestseller list for weeks after its publication. Most recently, his novel Der Hypnotiseur oder Nie so glücklich wie im Reich der Gedanken was published in spring 2022.