Idylle mit ertrinkendem Hund

"A big little book, a touching read." Wolfgang Schneider in the FAZ Alter Rhein. Two men are walking along the bank. It's winter, the arms of the river are frozen, but it's thawing. From a distance they see a big black dog breaking into the ice. One of the men goes for help. The other crawls on a branch to the dog. He feels that he cannot save the dog. But a few years ago, death inflicted such a deep wound in his heart that he does not want to leave him this life. Michael Köhlmeier can do what not many can do: tell a very big story in a very small story.