Marcia aus Vermont

Don't we all sometimes ask ourselves these questions: about our own lives and true love? We wait for genuine feelings. We are on our own journey. We search for the place of our longing. This is how the characters of Peter Stamm feel. They look back and marvel at how life has unfolded as it has, and not differently. Or they have forgotten. And we have too. Not being alone, creating closeness, making a love succeed. Often we don’t dare to. We ponder whether things are right as they are, and we dream of happiness. Peter Stamm invents a straight line through the vague landscape of our lives, allowing us to enjoy the silence that arises. Christmas is simply the time when we are particularly receptive to this. Peter Stamm tells stories from this core of existence, and his characters feel incredibly close. Those who read his books can find themselves. And suddenly, it’s Christmas.