»Fünf, sechs, sieben, acht« Eine Lesung mit Ewald Arenz

Anton, 60 years old, is a tap dancer. Yes, he’s not as fast as he used to be, but with his experience and expressiveness, he still outdances everyone—for now. So who could possibly challenge him for the position of choreographer at a theater? But the new artistic director sees things differently—and hires Emma, of all people, Anton’s daughter. Anton is hurt, angry, sad, and at the same time proud of his daughter. He can’t show her that.
The rejection stirs up something inside him that he can no longer suppress: the feeling of growing old. Suddenly, he feels his own mortality and wonders if he has lived his life the right way. A question that makes him think back to an old, great love. Jo had simply vanished without a trace back then. Would he have lived a better life with her?
It is Emma who stumbles upon Jo’s trail. He travels to Ireland with her. Old conflicts between father and daughter resurface. For Anton, it becomes a journey of self-discovery, and he realizes: It’s not over until it’s over. Until then, life is meant to be lived.

The new major novel by bestselling author Ewald Arenz (Dumont). No one writes about the light and dark sides of life quite like Ewald Arenz: lovingly, passionately, and wisely.