Michael S. Honegger / The Need to Know

“A multi-layered and incredibly creative visual narrative of family secrets, brought to life with exceptional book design.“
Aline Smithson, Lenscratch

Michael Honegger’s father was a spy during the Cold War. Bilingual in German and English, he worked for the U.S. Air Force and sent agents into East Germany and elsewhere behind the Iron Curtain.

The Honeggers lived in West Germany between 1959 and 1963 during the height of the Cold War. None of the family members had any idea about the father’s work life and all questions about it were answered with the same, predictable response, “Do you have the need to know?”, followed by a smile and silence. It was not until long after he retired that he finally shared a few details of his career as a counterintelligence special agent.

Language: English
Size: 22 x 16 cm, 100 pages
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Blow Up Press, 2023