Interested in German books? Join us online for the second book club in the New Year to discuss (in German) the novel 'Der letzte Satz' by Robert Seethaler. New members welcome!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Gustav Mahler on his last journey - the moving portrait of the exceptional artist. After "The Field" and "A Whole Life," the new novel by Robert Seethaler.
On the deck of a ship on the way from New York to Europe sits Gustav Mahler. He is famous, the greatest musician in the world, but his body aches, has always ached. While the ship's boy gently but resolutely cares for him, he thinks back to the last years, the summers in the mountains, the death of his daughter Maria, whom he sometimes thinks he can still see. Of Anna, the other daughter, who is just downstairs having breakfast, and of Alma, the love of his life, who drives him crazy and whom he lost long ago. It is his last journey.
"The Last Sentence" is a poignant portrait of an artist as a tired worker confronted by the past in the form of crystal-clear moments of beauty and regret.
© Hanser Literaturverlage
Text source: Hanser Literaturverlage
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robert Seethaler, born in Vienna in 1966, is a multi-award-winning writer and screenwriter. His novels "The Tobacconist" (2012), "A whole life" (2014) and "The Field" (2018) became major international successes with audiences. Robert Seethaler lives in Vienna and Berlin.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Everyone who would like to read and discover German books and share their reading experience with others is welcome. The conversation will be in German. All participants should have sufficient language skills to read and discuss in German.
Participation is free of charge.
Registration
If you are not a regular member of the book club please register your interest by sending an email to library-glasgow@goethe.de. We will add you to our book club mailing list.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
We will use Zoom for our meeting. We recommend the use of a headset, as speakers can create disturbing echo effects. To participate, simply follow the link we will send you when you register.
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