Lottewelt

"LOTTEWELT" tells the story of a man whose (love) life is permanently shaped by the birth and early death of his sister Liselotte. The traumatic past catches up with him in leaps and bounds when, during a stay in Korea, he falls in love with the actress Charlotte Lee - a soul mate, it seems, if not "body mate".The protagonist immediately loses his broken heart to her, even though, or perhaps precisely because, the young woman triggers a strange feeling in him that he has found his "fated sister" Liselotte again in her. The title of Maximilian Hecker's debut novel does not only refer to the two Lottes in the protagonist's life, however, because "LOTTEWELT" (as an allusion to the Seoul amusement park Lotte World) can also be used as a synonym for the Korean entertainment industry.s entertainment industry (keyword "Hallyu"), whose dazzling actors continue to cross the protagonist's winding paths and inspire him to reflect on the Korean soul and Korean (popular) culture.