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Kehlmann, Daniel, 1975-2017
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On retreat in the wintry Alps with his family, a writer is optimistic about completing the sequel to his breakthrough film. Nothing to disturb him except the wind whispering around their glassy house. The perfect place to focus. Intruding on that peace of mind, the demands of his four-year-old daughter splinter open long-simmering arguments with his wife. I love her, he writes in the notebook intended for his script. Why do we fight all the time? Guilt and expectation strain at his concentration, and strain, too, at the walls of the house. They warp under his watch; at night, looking through the window, he sees impossible reflections on the snow outside. Then the words start to appear in his notebook; the words he didn't write.
Main title:
You should have left / Daniel Kehlmann ; translated from the German by Ross Benjamin.
Author:
Imprint:
London : riverrun, 2017.
Collation:
111 pages ; 17 cm
Notes:
Translated from the German.
ISBN:
9781786484048 (hbk)
Dewey class:
833.92
Language:
EnglishGerman
BRN:
2499913
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