Der Stumme

"Not even the arrival of a newcomer was certain," begins Otto F. Walter's gripping novel. The newcomer is Loth. It is no coincidence that he joins the group of twelve workers who are trying to carve a mountain pass during the rainy autumn. The route must be completed before winter sets in. While they battle each individual rock during the day, they sit in the barracks at night and drink. Loth witnessed as a child how his father pushed his mother down the stairs to her death - and he lost his ability to speak. Now he stands face to face with his father again, but the father seems not to recognize him at all. It is only when the blasting of the summit is imminent that the drama unfolds. In just a few strokes, Otto F. Walter's novel creates a situation that immediately captivates. One is spellbound by the artfully told story of Loth's silence - and how he is brought back to speech. A Huis Clos in a remote Jura landscape and a father-son drama that one will not easily forget.