Bücherei St. Joseph und St. Norbert

In the location's words:

PLAY OF FLOWERS

From Cologne on the Rhine to Monte Verità With a straw hat on his head and his hammer in his backpack, the young art smith Heinrich leaves his native Bergisches Land in 1908. In Cologne on the Rhine, he has heard, capable men are being sought. But he is intimidated by the city, which shrieks and crashes, honks and roars. Despite the warning of his landlady Else, he lets himself drift through the streets and alleys. Everything changes when he meets the beautiful, flighty yet self-confident seamstress Hedwig. Heinrich dreams of a future together. But Hedwig has other plans. She has heard of a mountain where it is possible to live more freely than anywhere else, Monte Verità.

In his new novel "Blumenspiel," Hajo Steinert embarks on a long road to brief happiness.