The Moon and the Maiden
A midsummer night’s dream in Frankfurt
Hans considers himself lucky. He’s just got married and obtained a new job in Frankfurt. He and his wife Ina move into a rather run-down flat close to the shady main station, when things start to get a little messy. One day, Ina finds a dead pigeon in the bedroom. Then, a wedding ring goes missing, their neighbours turn out to be magical, and a late-night drinking session turns into a witches’ dance. Meanwhile, the complexities of the art of seduction put young love to a difficult test.
- Awarded with the Georg-Büchner Prize in 2007
- Humour and melancholy with a light touch – told against the backdrop of the railway district at night
- »The most tender and light-handed novel that Martin Mosebach has written to date.« Hubert Spiegel, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Martin Mosebach, born in Frankfurt in 1951, obtained a degree in law and has since worked as a freelance author. His publications include novels, short stories, poetry, essays and librettos, for which he has received multiple awards, including the Heimito von Doderer Prize for Literature (1999), the Heinrich von Kleist Prize (2002) and the Georg Büchner Prize (2007). He most recently published the novel 'The Right One'. He lives in Frankfurt am Main.
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