Book Discussion
LitHAUS: The Pine Islands
Virtual Book Discussion
Welcome to LitHAUS! - a monthly reading series for contemporary German-language literature.
This month we’re meeting virtually to discuss The Pine Islands by Marion Poschmann.
Join the digital discussion on February 24, 2021 at 6PM on Zoom:
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Shortlisted for the German Book Prize 2017
Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2019
When Gilbert wakes one day from a dream that his wife has cheated on him, he flees - immediately and inexplicably - for Tokyo, where he meets a fellow lost soul: Yosa, a young Japanese student clutching a copy of The Complete Manual of Suicide. Together, Gilbert and Yosa set off on a pilgrimage to see the pine islands of Matsushima, one looking for the perfect end to his life, the other for a fresh start.
Playful and profound, The Pine Islands is a beautiful tale of friendship, transformation and acceptance in modern Japan.
About the author
Marion Poschmann was born in Essen in 1969. A prize-winning poet and novelist, she has won both of Germany's premier poetry prizes and the Berlin Prize for Literature. Poschmann has been shortlisted for the German Book Prize on three occasions and won the 2013 Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize.
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Language: English