A man and a woman meet in a park. The man has a story to share, one of a past relationship that contains echoes, similarities to the woman's life too remarkable to be considered just a coincidence. And so the lines of reality begin to blur. Is the man a warning from the future? Is the woman destined to repeat the same mistakes? Who really exists? Is there such thing as fate?
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A miniature masterpiece from acclaimed writer Peter Stamm, in which he asks unsettling questions about destiny and desire.
A miniature masterpiece from acclaimed writer Peter Stamm, in which he asks unsettling questions about destiny and desire

Product details

ISBN
9781783785759
Published
2021-02-04
Publisher
Granta Books; Granta Books
Weight
108 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
8 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
144

Author
Translated by

Biographical note

Peter Stamm was born in Switzerland. He is the author of the novels Agnes, On A Day Like This, Unformed Landscape, Seven Years and All Days are Night and the collection We're Flying, as well as numerous short stories and radio plays. In 2013, he was nominated for the Man Booker International Prize and shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. He lives in Winterthur. Michael Hofmann has translated the works of many writers, including Franz Kafka, Joseph Roth and Hans Fallada. A poet and essayist, he also teaches at the University of Florida.