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Die Überwindung der Schwerkraft
“Overcoming Gravity” (title translated by AI)
Heinz Helle (born 1978)
English editions
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Two beers, then two more: that is all it takes for a little closeness. The two brothers moving from bar to bar know that the warmth of the alcohol does not really help against the cold outside. The elder has long been drinking without any reason, out of grief or anger at a world ruled by pain and suffering, wars and violence. Yet this evening he tells the younger not only about Stalingrad and Marc Dutroux but also about his coming fatherhood. Neither knows that they will not see each other again: nine months later the elder brother is dead, and the younger is left with memories and questions about living and dying.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 208 pages in the original
- Genres
- Family (assigned by AI)
- First published
- 2018 by Suhrkamp Verlag
- Author's age
- 40 when first published
- ISBN
9783518428238 (original)