Dorothee Elmiger's visually stunning novel is a thrilling experience. Anyone who enters this text falls into the abyss of our world and looks into the darkness with eyes wide open. Awarded the German Book Prize, the Swiss Book Prize and the Bavarian Book Prize 2025
With flashing warning lights, the narrator, an unnamed writer, pulls over to the side of the road when an unexpected phone call reaches her. On the line is a celebrated theater producer who is trying to win her over for his latest project - a play set in the tropics, the reconstruction of a case. A few weeks later, she sets off to join the theater group on their journey deep into the jungle. Dorothee Elmiger tells a disturbing story of humans and monsters, of fear and violence, of being lost in the universe and of the failure of narratives. (Publisher)