Serpentinen

A father on the road with his son. Their journey takes them back to the hill country where the father comes from, to the scenes of his childhood. Constant companion is the fate of the male ancestors, who all took their own lives. But how can father and son put an end to the dark tradition? Going back means taking all the curves again. Only if the father loves his boy as he himself was never loved, can the journey of the two succeed.

"What a powerful, disturbing book."
Carsten Otte, Time Online

"It almost tears the narrator apart, this mixture of fear and love, longing for death and happiness as a father."
Volker Weidermann, Der Spiegel

"What is engaging about Bov Bjerg is his courage to be radical." Insa Wilke, SWR worth reading.