In unnütz toller Wut

Synopsis:
Young Lotte Weeda is a photographer who wants to take portraits of the two hundred most striking personalities in a small Catholic town. Hardly anyone can resist the request of such a stunningly beautiful woman. But not only Abel, the count, is soon to regret having given young Lotte Weeda a promise ... Elegant, light-handed, and outrageously suspenseful, Maarten 't Hart tells this tongue-in-cheek story and paints a whimsical portrait of the residents, who are obviously addicted not only to sex but increasingly to madness. "Mystery play from the Dutch provinces, a literary thriller and as such one of the best of the year. But the book is much more. "Focus

Authors: Hart, Maarten 't ; Seferens, Gregor (Trans.
From the author:
Maarten 't Hart, born in Maassluis in 1944, studied behavioral biology before settling down as a writer. In 1997, his novel "The Rage of the Whole World" was published in German and became an outstanding success. It is not least his autobiographical books that have made him one of the most renowned contemporary European authors, whose books have sold more than 2 million copies in German-speaking countries alone.Gregor Seferens, born in 1964, was awarded the Else Otten Prize in 2000 and the James Brockway Prize in 2007. He is one of the most renowned translators from Dutch, translating Harry Mulisch, Geert Mak, Maarten 't Hart, and Joost Zwagerman, among others, into German.