Lit in Translation

Swallow Summer

Schwalbensommer

Larissa Boehning (born 1971)

Translated by Lyn Marven

English editions

In English

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These stories follow people in their late twenties and thirties, the generation that grew up with Germany's dot-com boom and came away disappointed. Whether on the island of Rügen, in Berlin, in Arizona or in Israel, they live intensely yet always seem one step from falling, caught in moments of hesitation, low spirits and drift, unsure whether they are after shelter, contentment or simply themselves.

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About the book

Form
Short stories
Length
156 pages in the original
Set in
Germany, United States, Israel
First published
2003 by Eichborn
Author's age
32 when first published
ISBN

9783821807362 (original)

9781905583447 (Comma Press, United Kingdom)