Until the Bears Dance
»We are the authors of our own destiny.«
You don’t have to forever remain in the place you’ve always been – that’s what the members of the Lieber family tell themselves. German nationals, they are waiting for their naturalisation as Swiss citizens, while World War I turns everything upside down. Three of the four siblings emigrate: Isabelle to settle in the Brazilian jungle, rebellious Anne to Sydney and Jacob to Nazi-era Berlin to perform as a gymnast. With this book, Michael Hugentobler has succeeded in writing a completely different kind of family saga and love story: not a heavy doorstop but rather a dazzling, sparkling story to enchant rather than overwhelm.
- The most charming, most enchanting, wildest love story and family saga this year
- Michael Hugentobler’s previous novel ‘Tierra del Fuego’ was nominated for the Swiss Book Prize
- For readers of Mariana Leky and Nelio Biedermann, Vea Kaiser and John Irving
Michael Hugentobler, born in Zurich in 1975, works as a freelance journalist. He writes articles, features and columns for various periodicals, including Das Magazin and Die Zeit. He lives with his family outside of Zurich.
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