The pottering heroes of these hilarious stories never throw in the towel, opting instead for lives of heroic, ridiculous abnegation. Whether by abandoning fame to care for a gymnasium-sized beast, by endeavouring to prove that all history stems from ...
The narrator of this wonderfully perceptive, highly entertaining tale of love and loss is a middle-aged German composer who writes serious avant-garde music, but makes a living writing theme music for television. When Judit, an ambitious young cello ...
Following the sudden death of his best friend, the narrator of The Executor is called to Turin to resolve the will and literary estate of this famous writer and professor. It is a considerable undertaking, as Rudolf had amassed not only a rather exte...
Now in paperback, a comic and moving collection of stories of grumpy old men who start to find unexpected connections with the world.The thirteen stories of Michael Krüger’s The God behind the Window capture the poignancy and cynicism of late...