Scenes of No Marriage
General Non-Fiction, Biographies / Memoirs, Non-Fiction
When a long relationship becomes literature
It is Franz Xaver Kroetz's desire to spend another few weeks with his ex-wife in Tenerife, where they lived together for a long time. Marie Theres Relin is on board. And they agree to writing down separately what is going through their minds in those two months.
Scarred wounds begin to itch again, old affection is rekindled. She struggles with setbacks as an actress and has existential worries, he is concerned about ageing and toils as a dramatist, but manages to develop a grandiose figure: "I".
There hasn’t been any thinking and writing about couples’ relationships that is as strong, oppressive and entertaining as this book. We don’t know how things go for these two, but their notes will remain connected forever.
- Outstanding author duo: Famous writer, popular actress
- Original concept: Two perspectives on the same journey, on the one relationship
- Hope and creativity, fear of poverty, and ageing: Big issues, treated truthfully, yet lightheartedly
- A relationship of 35 years condensed in the two months of a long holiday
Franz Xaver Kroetz, who has received numerous awards as a dramatist and actor, is one of the most important German writers today. Kroetz has written 60 dramas, as well as prose and poetry. As 'Baby Schimmerlos', he left his mark on the cult series 'Kir Royal'. Kroetz lives in Munich and in the Chiemgau.
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Marie Theres Relin is a multi-talented actress, best-selling author, founder of the 'Housewives’ Revolution', tour operator, and cultural organizer. Born into a family of illustrious artists, she is the daughter of Maria Schell. Marie Theres Relin lives in Wasserburg am Inn and in Tenerife.
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When a long relationship becomes literature
It is Franz Xaver Kroetz's desire to spend another few weeks with his ex-wife in Tenerife, where they lived together for a long time. Marie Theres Relin is on board. And they agree to writing down separately what is going through their minds in those two months.
Scarred wounds begin to itch again, old affection is rekindled. She struggles with setbacks as an actress and has existential worries, he is concerned about ageing and toils as a dramatist, but manages to develop a grandiose figure: "I".
There hasn’t been any thinking and writing about couples’ relationships that is as strong, oppressive and entertaining as this book. We don’t know how things go for these two, but their notes will remain connected forever.
- Outstanding author duo: Famous writer, popular actress
- Original concept: Two perspectives on the same journey, on the one relationship
- Hope and creativity, fear of poverty, and ageing: Big issues, treated truthfully, yet lightheartedly
- A relationship of 35 years condensed in the two months of a long holiday