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Jonathan Beck
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Daldossi or The Life of the Moment

Sabine Gruber

Novel

His life being completely overturned as his long-term partner leaves him, aged war photographer Daldossi embarks on a journey to the fateful island of Lampedusa: Sabine Gruber tells a densely woven, concise, poetic and thrilling story about journalistic truth-finding, war, crises and love. “The way Sabine Gruber brings her characters to life in their state of desperate disruption is real art.” Deutschlandradio Kultur Sold to Finland/Lurra, Italy/Marsilio, Syria/Ninawa

Bruno Daldossi is a successful war photographer. For many years, he has worked for Hamburg’s „Estero“ magazine, reporting from crisis regions, such as Chechnia, Iraq, Sudan, and Afghanistan.

Now, at the age of sixty, he avoids embarking on such dangerous missions. When his long-term partner Marlis leaves him for another man, Daldossi loses his footing. His sadness over the loss of their shared life and love in Vienna eventually gives way to more existential questions inspired by his work: how much suffering can we take? How much truth can we tolerate? What degree of closeness and empathy is good for us Daldossi forms a friendship with journalist Johanna, who is travelling to the Italian island of Lampedusa for work. He joins her but ends up trying to win Marlis back, understanding that he needs to take responsibility for at least one of his most important encounters with another human being. A densely woven, concise, poetic and thrilling story about journalistic truth-finding, war, crises and the love of our lives — written by acclaimed Austrian novelist Sabine Gruber.

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Published by C.H.Beck , ISBN: 9783406697401

Main content page count: 315 Pages

ISBN: 9783406697401