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Sasha Marianna Salzmann

Born 1985 · Germany

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  • In English

    Deutscher Buchpreis 2017 · Shortlist

    Beside Myself

    Außer sich

    Sasha Marianna Salzmann · 32 when first published

    Novel · 336 pages · Migration, Family

    AI-generated summary:The twins Alissa and Anton grow up in post-Soviet Moscow and later in an asylum home in western Germany. When Anton disappears and a blank postcard arrives from Istanbul, Alissa sets out to find him, and a sense of belonging.