LESUNG: Valerie Fritsch

A powerfully eloquent book about the Munchausen proxy syndrome

August Drach grows up in a house on the edge of the village that is both hell and paradise. His father, disappointed in himself and in life, mistreats his son and only has tenderness for the dogs. August finds solace with his mother, who lovingly cares for him. But when his father leaves the family, his mother's affection changes: she secretly mixes medication into August's food, weakens the child and makes him ill; she hopes to gain attention and admiration from his care. Only years later does August succeed in freeing himself from his mother's clutches, leading an independent life and experiencing love for the first time. But how does an adult learn to solve the riddle of a childhood in which cruelty and love are inseparable? How does he break the cycle of lies and deceit? And what happens when this person, years later, dares to return to the source of the pain?

186 pages / 24,-€ / Suhrkamp Verlag AG

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Look forward to an exciting evening with Valerie Fritsch on 28.10.2024 from 20.00 in your Hugendubel bookstore in Lübeck!

As part of the LiteraTour Nord and in cooperation with the Buddenbrookhaus.