In fremden Gärten

"In Foreign Gardens" is a collection of stories, each one a book in its own right. Peter Stamm has written with such density, brilliance, and nuance that he is compared to greats like Raymond Chandler and Richard Ford, following his major successes "Agnes," "Seven Years," and "Seerücken." The protagonists come from the most diverse backgrounds. They live in pairs or alone, have families and children, or not. Some are young, others old. They are all on a journey, seemingly waiting for something. For a train or a ship, for a gesture of love, or simply for the end, like the sick travelers on their way to Lourdes. Life stories that one wouldn't want to miss.