Penguin Lillas Leben

A gripping novel about the burning social and environmental issues of our time. Tibor pursues Lilla like he has never pursued anyone before, following her, sending her text messages, and calling her. All in vain. She keeps her distance, leaving her father in uncertainty, evading him. The estrangement between father and daughter has not only personal reasons, as a profound ideological chasm separates the young from the old: To be or not to be, to act or to do nothing, while the future of the planet hangs in the balance. This highly relevant novel illustrates how intertwined the political and the personal are in this generational conflict. Is our world still salvageable? Opinions differ: while the older generation calls for calm, the younger generation feels they have no time to lose. Some rely on a gradual shift in consciousness among the majority and on democratic decision-making, while others resort to panicked activism and political radicalization. For them, the younger generation, too much is at stake: the natural foundations and resources of the planet, the climate and global warming, and in the face of a plutocratic world elite, issues of distribution and justice, not to mention the future of humanity. The divide between generations in our Western societies is growing day by day: some are preservationist, urging optimism and hoping for reforms, while others are fatalistic to apocalyptic, either despairingly resigned or desperately combative. It is only a matter of time before the tense political situation escalates. Will Tibor succeed in winning Lilla back? And can she protect his paternal love from a fatal step?.