Wednesday, 9/18/2024
at 8:00 PM


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The new novel by bestselling author Michael Kumpfmüller ("The Glory of Life").
The spirit of a young woman tries to solve a murder – her own. Who is responsible for her death? – Lucid, melancholic, and cheerful at the same time, Michael Kumpfmüller tells of the beauty and fragility of life.
In the early morning hours, Lilli looks at a lifeless body at her feet. Only slowly does she begin to understand that it is her own, lying between the trees of the city park. While the grieving survivors mourn and the investigators sort through the clues with increasing confusion, she receives help from an unexpected source. Andrä, a former commissioner who died during a mission many years ago, takes care of her. Gently, he navigates her through the world of ghosts, which is astonishingly similar to ours. The dead argue, love, and entertain themselves, discuss their problems in support groups, and watch with amused bewilderment the antics of the living.

Michael Kumpfmüller, born in 1961 in Munich, lives as a freelance author in Berlin. In 2000, his first literary publication with the celebrated novel "Hampel's Escapes" was released, followed by his second novel "Thirst" in 2003, and "Message to All" in 2008, for which he was awarded the Döblin Prize before its publication. "The Glory of Life" became a bestseller in 2011 and was highly praised by literary critics. The novel has since been translated into 27 languages and was filmed in 2024 under the direction of Georg Maas and Judith Kaufmann. Most recently, "Days with Ora" (2018), "Oh, Virginia" (2020), and "Mischa and the Master" (2022) were published.

In collaboration with the Literature Autumn Heidelberg

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