Lorenz

A researcher's life as a reflection of the 20th century. The sensitively told story of a life full of tension: Konrad Lorenz founded the field of animal psychology, became famous as a behavioral researcher, and received the Nobel Prize in 1973. The continuity of his biologistic views earned him fierce criticism. Ilona Jerger invents a narrator who grew up with his books and became a biologist. She delves into his life and work. The more she learns, the greater her fascination becomes – and the more numerous her questions. She tells a life that revolves around a love for animals, from the gray goose Martina to beavers. It encompasses family and career and the survival of both species and humanity. A great novel of the times, in which the achievements and abysses of the 20th century emerge – compellingly read by Maria Hartmann.