Ruppertshain
Chekhov’s ‘Cherry Orchard’ for the 20th century
After coping with the tightrope act of marriage for decades, Antonia and her companions are waiting for the death of her terminally ill husband. Months pass, but the white villa in Ruppertshain in the Taunus region seems to hang in an enchanted stasis. Everyone’s shock is even greater when the expected finally happens, and it’s revealed that the house and garden are saddled with enormous debts.
A timeless social novel that first appeared in 1985. A classic in the tradition of Anton Chekhov, Theodor Fontane and Thomas Mann.
- From the award-winning author who has won the Georg Büchner Prize
- »In ‘Ruppertshain’ two worlds collide: the hard-boiled real estate business and the inapt feminine charm from a lost world.« Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- For readers of Thomas Mann and Anton Chekhov
Martin Mosebach
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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