This month, the LitHAUS reading group will be reading
New Year (2021) by Juli Zeh and the book discussion will take place on February 17th @ 6:30 PM. Please register for the event beforehand and join the discussion.
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Feel free to read the novel in English or German; the discussion will be in English.
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About the book
New Year (2021)
© New Editions
Lanzarote on New Year’s Day: Henning is cycling up the steep path to Femés. As he struggles against the wind and the gradient he takes stock of his life. He has a job, a wife, two children—yet hardly recognizes himself anymore. Panic attacks have been pouncing on him like demons. When he finally reaches the pass in utter exhaustion, a mysterious coincidence unveils a repressed yet vivid memory, plunging him back into childhood and the traumatic event that almost cost him and his sister their lives. In this compelling and darkly psychological novel, Juli Zeh tells the breathtaking story of two small children who, in the middle of a holiday in paradise, end up in hell and live to tell the tale.
© Peter von Felbert
Juli Zeh studied law in Passau and Leipzig, and holds a doctorate in international law from the University of Saarbrücken. She is one of Germany’s most successful authors of both literary thrillers and novels. Her debut novel, Eagles and Angels was an international bestseller and was awarded the Deutscher Bücherpreis, and since then her books have been translated into 35 languages. She has been awarded myriad prizes for her work, including the Carl Amery Literature Prize, the Thomas Mann Prize, and the Order of Merit.
Summary from New Editions
© Atla L. Price
Atla L. Price runs a publishing consultancy specialized in literature and nonfiction texts on art, architecture, design, and culture. A recipient of the Gutekunst Prize, she translates from Italian and German into English. Her work has appeared on BBC Radio 4,
3 Quarks Daily,
Words Without Borders and elsewhere. Her latest publications include books by Martin Mosebach, Dana Grigoricea, Anna Goldenberg, and Alexander Kluge.
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