Doppellesung

The first novel by the poet Martina Caluori takes us to an almost deserted campsite somewhere by the sea: the old lady carries the silent memory of past generations; Phine struggles with the death of her mother; Bo struggles with the legacy of a repressive faith. Jochen, on the other hand, has been abandoned by his wife and children, S. and Vira are given a voice for the fractures caused by wars and conflicts. Between pines (Pinus) and spray, a network of relationships and memories unfolds on the campsite, which is not told linearly, but in fragmented streams.
Caluori's novel, in which narrative passages are cleverly mixed with lyrical and multilingual insertions, breaks through traditional narrative structures and reflects the complex interplay of past, present and future.

The repeated farewell to his mother in the stirring days after her death is Gian-Marco Schmid's focus in his relentless but sensitive autobiographical text. Between a declaration of love and a balance, Farewells to Mother tries to capture the incomprehensible. Schmid chooses the form of a meticulous diary as well as flashbacks to striking moments between his mother and him.
Unembellished, he shows how a naïve love as a child at some point only remains the sheer horror and anger that there is no weapon against the overpowering opponent alcohol.
Farewells to Mother is a rare, authentic insight into a family on the verge of social neglect, a strong and harrowing text and a loud plea against addiction.

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