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Patrik, who sometimes calls himself "the patient," is a literary researcher living in present-day Berlin. The city is just coming back to life after lockdown, and his beloved opera houses are open again, but Patrik cannot leave the house and hardly manages to get out of bed. When he shaves…

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1 author picked Paul Celan and the Trans-Tibetan Angel as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A remarkable immersion in the mind of a very unreliable narrator, one who is compelling, fascinating, and intelligent. One is never sure what is real, what has actually occurred in "reality" and what the narrator's situation is, yet one has great feelings for him, feelings of empathy, care and even tenderness.

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It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

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