Thirty-four September

A profound masterpiece about a time of anger. A village in East Germany: Walter, an angry man, is killed on New Year's Eve by Hilde, his own wife. Just before his end, he suddenly became gentle and turned towards her. Then a cemetery: the dead study the living. Walter becomes the chronicler and is condemned to record the fates in the village. And he asks why. What was the reason for Hilde's act? Was it out of hatred or out of mercy? "Thirty-Fourth of September" is a touching novel that explores our depths. It comes so close to people that it hurts. Angelika Klüssendorf's language radiates great power; it is precise and full of dark humor. Great literature - read by the renowned German actors Corinna Harfouch and Walter Kreye.