Hard-boiled / Hard Luck
Author: Banana Yoshimoto
meint: sich in der Auseinandersetzung mit dem Tod, der Trauer, ein dickes Fell zulegen. Und : Wer kann behaupten zu wissen, was Unglück ist und was Glück – wohl nur der Betroffene selbst. Zwei poetische Erzählungen über die Schuld, aber auch die Unvermeidlichkeit des Verlassens. Und über die Kunst des Loslassens…..Read More
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