by Doris Dörrie · Diogenes · tapa dura · ISBN 9783257062274
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«Was machen wir jetzt?» is the novel by Doris Dörrie, published by Diogenes in hardback (303 pages, in German).
Fred Kaufmann, a man in the midst of a midlife crisis, watches his wife seek solace in Buddhism and his teenage daughter want to run away with a Tibetan lama, while money and success no longer make him happy. With humour and melancholy, the novel follows his journey to a Buddhist monastery, a path that proves there is life after forty.
Novel in German published in 1999. The cover illustration is by Jack Vettriano.
For readers of contemporary German fiction and for those seeking stories with humour and melancholy about personal and family crises.
Doris Dörrie is a German film director, producer, and author. She is known for her comedic and socially critical films, particularly Men… (1985), which achieved both national and international acclaim. Dörrie has received critical recognition for both her cinematic and literary work, earning several awards, including the 2012 Bavarian Film Award and the 2003 German Book Award.
