Wladimir Kaminer - "Müttertage"

A charming tribute to the heroines of everyday life in many enchanting stories about mothers, daughters, grandmothers and mothers-in-law!

"My new book is about how a ninety-something-year-old with a fog in her head continues to live bravely, solves world crises and brings up the cat." At least these are a few of the things that Vladimir Kaminer's own mother takes care of.

And she is in good company in these stories. After all, who keeps the world turning in a reasonably orderly fashion if not our mothers?

They try - more or less discreetly - to guide the destinies of their offspring, give advice and even entrust us with their secret recipe for aspic. Not everything meets with the desired approval, but it always makes for a nice story. Potential mothers-in-law don't miss out either. Anyone who wants to please them is capable of extraordinary transformations. Vladimir was able to observe this in his own son...