by Arnon Grünberg · Diogenes Verlag Ag · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783257236644
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«Gnadenfrist» is the contemporary fiction novel by Arnon Grünberg, published by Diogenes Verlag in paperback (153 pages, in German).
Jean Baptist Warnke is a diplomat who avoids all emotional commitment. In Lima he meets Malena, a young student, and falls hopelessly in love. When Malena becomes linked to a hostage situation, Warnke will have to choose between his professional duty and his feelings in an extreme situation.
Translated from the Dutch by Rainer Kersten; original title «Het aapje dat geluk pakt» (2004). Part of the Diogenes-Taschenbuch collection (no. 23664).
For readers of contemporary fiction and translated Dutch literature.
Arnon Yasha Yves Grünberg is a Dutch writer of novels, essays, and columns, as well as a journalist. He published some of his work under the heteronym Marek van der Jagt. He lives in New York. His work has been translated into 30 languages. In 2022 he received the PC Hooftprijs, a Dutch literary lifetime achievement award. His most acclaimed and successful novels are Blue Mondays and Tirza. The New York Times called the latter 'grimly comic and unflinching (…) while not always enjoyable, it is never less than enthralling'. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung described him as 'the Dutch Philip Roth'.
