Die Entdeckung der Fliehkraft

About guilt, responsibility, love, and the desire to escape everyday life.

From the outside, Karl's life seems perfectly fine, yet he feels everything is falling apart: the closeness to his wife and son is dwindling, their conversations lead nowhere, and his relationship with his dependent father is complicated. It's not just his students in prison who prompt him to reflect on his life, but also Homer, a very special boy he meets daily on his way to work. Then there's Karoline, whom he doesn't really know but finds himself thinking about more and more. On a spontaneous whim, he writes to her and is surprised by their intense exchange about guilt, responsibility, love, and life itself. With just a few words, Kai Weyand paints quirky characters in his new novel, showcasing a keen sense of the comedic and the absurd. He tells a story of friendship, relationships, and the power of thoughts and decisions to shape one's own life.