Penguin Vaterjahre

The love and care of a father, self-assertion in the profession, confrontation with childhood and family, the abysses of friendship, temptations of escape, and the intrusion of death. This is the story of the arduous maturation process and the trials of Karlmann Renn, who must navigate his life without the comforts of religion, art, and philosophy. Michael Kleeberg shapes his world with diverse voices, sounds, and rhythms through the multiple perspectives of his storytelling. Comedy and tragedy, laconic wit and tenderness – the linguistic creativity of this novel knows no bounds. The second volume of the grand Karlmann trilogy, situated between the novels "Karlmann" and "Dämmerung," is the pinnacle of a literary exploration that spans from the 1980s to the present day.