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This is the story of Alexander and Walter, childhood friends whose paths cross again. But it is also the story of Valerie who is brutally beaten up in the park, and of Gabi who falls in love with Walter and who is driven mad by psychological problems and tinnitus; it is the story of Alexander's girlfriend Lydia, speaking objects, explosively violent criminals and of Uljana, Valerie's little dog. Clemens Setz presents life as a chain reaction. His novel becomes a world machine: a book about love and madness - virtuoso-playful, powerfully articulate and tender.


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Born in 1982 in Graz, Clemens Setz has been studying mathematics, German language and literature in Graz since 2001. He is an overtone singer, translator and founder member of the literary group Plattform. His first novel "Söhne und Planeten" (2007) was nominated for the aspekte-Literaturpreis. In 2008, he was awarded the Ernst-Willner-Preis at the 32nd Conference of German-language Literature.