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Peter Stamm, Michael Hofmann
A documentary filmmaker uncovers the secrets of an enigmatic author in this subtly enthralling novel from "one of Europe's most exciting writers" (New York Times Book Review).
A documentary filmmaker…
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Given a second chance with an old love, a coolly detached archivist questions the life he could have had, and whether it's not too late to live it.
A poignant…
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Peter Stamm
Agnes asks her lover to write about her. As she sits for him, he begins to write everything that had happened to them, from the time they met at the…
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Originally published in German as Weit euber das Land in 2016 by S. Fisher Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main.
Following the acclaimed novel Seven Years comes a trove of stories from the Swiss master Stamm. They all possess the traits that have built Stamm’s reputation: direct prose, simplicity of…
"Originally published in German as Die sanfte Gleichgeultigkeit der Welt in 2018 by S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main"--Copyright page.
A miniature masterpiece from acclaimed writer Peter Stamm, in which he asks unsettling questions about destiny and desire.
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"Marcia from Vermont was originally published in German as Marcia aus Vermont: Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte in 2019 by S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main. The other stories were originally published…
From the Man Booker International-nominated author of Seven Years and We’re Flying, a powerful new novel about a perfect life that is violently shattered by tragedy, forcing a woman to…
With the precision of a surgeon, Peter Stamm cuts to the heart of the fragile and revealing moments of everyday life.
They are bankers, students, mothers, or retirees. They live…
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From one of Europe’s most acclaimed writers, Seven Years is a distinct, sobering, and unsettling novel about the impositions of happiness in the quest for love
Peter Stamm’s best-selling debut novel, Agnes, now available for the first time in paperback.
Write a story about me, Agnes said to her lover, so I know what you think…
A new novel of artful understatement about mortality, estrangement, and the absurdity of life from the acclaimed author of Unformed Landscape and In Strange Gardens
On a day like any…
