 He has drawn inspiration from a wide and diverse range of cultures in his work, from the North American Indians, featured in the novel "Der Coup der Berdache", to contemporary China in "Die Fünf Farben Schwarz", and from Welsh mythology in "Lleu Llaw Gyffes", to the Islamic world in "Leeres Viertel", "Weg nach Timimoun", "Nah Inverness", and "Geschichte der Freundschaft".His work is characterised by syncretism, experimentation and a multicultural flavour.It reveals a desire to engage with people from other cultures, and he has a vision of intercultural learning as an active exchange, an experience that must be sought, in which one must give as well as take.