Selected for New Books In German
Literary Fiction
"mysteriously cosy" FAZ"Empathetic and touching. A book to devour." BZ Basel
“The story of a young man, his search for love, and a few other things that make life hell. Hard, painful, beautiful.“ Lukas Bärfuss
Opoe
Opoe
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Opoe - the grandmother – remains a stranger to everyone in her family until the end. The grandson, Donat, shares a special bond with the lonely and eccentric woman. After her death, he travels to the places where she lived - from Holland and to Switzerland. He is trying to give her silence a voice. He wants to find out who she really was and how her life still affects his today. Both lives intertwine in a struggle for identity and a place in society. Donat Blum’s debut novel is the tale of a young man trying to make sense of his own life through that of his recently deceased grandmother. In short and forceful vignettes, he has created an atmospheric and engaging read. With this exploration of twentieth-century European history through the narrative perspective of a gay man in a polyamorous relationship, Donat Blum offers a refreshingly original and contemporary take on the existential question of belonging and the idea that specters of the past live on from one generation to the next.
»Die Geschichte eines jungen Mannes, seiner Suche nach der Liebe und ein paar anderen Dingen, die einem das Leben zur Hölle machen. Hart, schmerzvoll, schön.« Lukas Bärfuss
Opoe ist die Fremde. Die fremd gebliebene Großmutter. Nun ist sie tot. Die einsame und exzentrische Frau, die ihn bis zum Schluss gesiezt hat. Der Enkel reist zu den Orten, an denen sie gelebt hat. Nach Holland und in die Schweiz. Versucht, ihrem Schweigen eine Stimme zu geben. Versucht, herauszufinden, wer Sie war, und was das mit ihm zu tun hat. Beide Leben verschränken sich im Ringen um einen Platz in der Gesellschaft. Elegant erschafft Donat Blum eine atmosphärisch verdichtete Welt.
Donat Blum has directed a film festival, worked as a dishwasher and director and studied at the Swiss and German Literature Institutes. He has published in numerous journals, organized literary workshops and events. He is the editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Glitter.
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