The discovery of the currywurst

A love story of historical allegorical power. In memory of his childhood, the narrator sets out to find the former owner of a snack stand at Hamburg's Grossneumarkt. He discovers the elderly Lena Brücker in a nursing home and learns the story of her "most beautiful years" and how the currywurst was invented. The narrative stretches back to the last days of April in 1945. Uwe Timm crafts a love story that is both grotesque and touching, fantastic yet rooted in concrete everyday life. He creates an extraordinarily enjoyable literary piece that is intricately woven and artistically constructed.