The café without a name

A café and its people. A man following his longing. Robert Seethaler's new novel.

Vienna in 1966. Robert Simon earns his living as a casual worker at the Karmelitermarkt. He is content with his life, but twenty years after the end of the war, the city has risen from its ruins. The new is growing everywhere, and Simon is swept along as well. He leases a tavern and opens his own café. The menu is modest, and technically it’s not even a proper café, yet the people from the neighborhood come, bringing their stories with them - of longing, loss, and unexpected happiness. They come in search of companionship, some even hoping for love, and as the city awakens around them, Simon's own life transforms as well.

"The Café Without a Name" is a novel about the human urge to embark on new journeys. With a cast of unforgettable characters and a keen attention to the details of life, Robert Seethaler tells the story of how a new world emerges, one that, like all new things, already carries the seeds of its own end. Read by star actor and audiobook award winner Matthias Brandt.