The Alignment of the Stars Above Como
How much love can a friendship bear?
Tom Holler, pianist and newly separated from his wife, is on a concert tour through Italy with his Berlin band. He’s hoping to meet up with his old flame, Betty, when he reaches Naples. But the closer their encounter draws, the deeper he dives into the past. Many years ago, Marc, his best friend and Betty’s partner, died in an accident. Tom has no choice but to relive the love triangle in his mind.
Light-heartedness and melancholy, humour and drama, Berlin and Italy – a love story full of music.
- Shortlisted in 2013 for the German Book Prize and the Aspekte Literature Prize, and awarded the lit.COLOGNE Debut Prize
- »Stylistically and compositionally a stunningly confident debut.« – Ursula März, from the German Book Prize jury statement
- For fans of ‘Jules & Jim’ and readers of Haruki Murakami’s ‘Norwegian Wood’
Monika Zeiner, born in 1971, studied Romance Studies and Theatre in Berlin and Naples. She has written radio plays and texts for the theatre and received several grants for her literary work. She now lives in Berlin.
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