After crossing oceans, a man and a boy arrive in a new land. Here they are each assigned a name and an age, and held in a camp in the desert while they learn Spanish, the language of their new country. As Simón and David they make their...
A “Book You Should Read This April” at Literary Hub
By the winner of the Akutagawa Prize, Japan’s most prestigious literary award
How does a shy, traumatized boy overcome the shame, anger, and sadness that silence him?
In Lion...
Von Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, dem finsteren Helden, sei nur verraten, daß er am 17. Juli 1738 in Paris, in einer stinkigen Fischbude geboren wird. Die Ammen, denen das Kerlchen an die Brust gelegt wird, halten es nur ein paar Tage mit ihm aus:...