Iglhaut

Rarely have I been so captivated by the charm of a fictional character. Denis Scheck, ARD druckfrisch. She has a penchant for whiskey cocktails and old social democrats, has bad back teeth, financial troubles, and a talent for working with wood: Iglhaut, who runs her carpentry workshop in the backyard of a tenement. The freedom-loving Iglhaut, who repeatedly finds herself - without her own doing and definitely against her will - entangled in neighborhood affairs. Katharina Adler's Iglhaut is a heroine in the style of ancient gods. She is not made from the wood of reliable relationships, neither in love nor in business. Her mood is as changeable as the weather. Yet, all she really wants is peace, peace for herself, her dog, and her work. But then suddenly an old, complicated love appears, and more and more residents and their stories - choleric, comical, uninvited - push into this deeply human novel. A novel that celebrates life without turning a blind eye to what is.