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      • 12 degrees below zero
        Fiction

        12 degrees below zero

        by Anna Herzig

        The dystopia of being a woman in a man’s world Greta is six months pregnant. Following a romantic evening with her soon-to-be-husband Henri, a solicitor’s letter lands on the doormat. Greta owes Henri €24,000 – the cost of several months of fertility treatment. Henri doesn’t intend to leave her; he simply wants his money back. She has fourteen days to pay before he files a lawsuit against her. Greta turns to her older sister for help. The sister who was bullied by their father while Greta was his favourite. The sister who let her anger out on Greta, for want of another way to deal with things. The messy family circumstances in which the two girls grew up are gradually revealed: their father was the model patriarch, while each day their mother did her best to prevent either herself or her daughters ruffling his feathers. The soup must never be cold. Everything had to be perfect. But what if “perfect” isn’t achievable? What if “perfect” doesn’t even exist?

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      • The Wizard of Cobenzl
        Fiction

        The Wizard of Cobenzl

        by Bettina Balàka

        It is the year 1844, and Carl Ludwig Friedrich, Baron of Reichenbach, is possessed by an insatiable desire for knowledge. Where others have fallen under the spell of the moon, he is unrelenting in his search for confirmation of his hypothesis: namely, the existence of ‘od’. The one all-pervading substance that slumbers inside people and nature until it pushes its way to the surface. Baron Reichenbach is a first-class upstart, climbing the ladder that promises fame and fortune. He worked hard to achieve his nobleman’s title, castle and renown. But, plagued by setbacks, he is used to the scaffolding of his existence constantly threatening to collapse. From Stuttgart to Moravia via Blansko, fate has brought him and his two daughters, Hermione and Ottone, to Vienna, to Cobenzl Castle. Here, Baron Reichenbach embarks on his quest for ‘od’, supported by Hermione who, like her father, has dedicated herself to research. His experiments with ‘sensitives’ are designed to prove what Baron Reichenbach already knows to be true. But in Cobenzl Castle, things come to a head. Will he be able to prove the eternal doubters wrong? Will he be able to make peace with his daughters, who don’t subscribe to all their father’s wishes? Will he succeed in rising once again?

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      • The Reason We Remain
        Fiction

        The Reason We Remain

        by Marlen Pelny

        This novel begins with the murder of 14-year-old Etty – and ends with it, too. Just the way that for Heide, Etty’s mother, life is over to a certain extent but, at the same time, beginning again anew. Because: it’s governed by a new rhythm. From now on, Heide will always be half composed of her missing daughter. From now on, her existence will centre on the question of how to go on living. How to get out of bed each day. How to go on living in the apartment that was also Etty’s home. How to remember her laugh, her cheeky answers, her delicate facial features without falling apart. The people Heide can rely on for support are her closest friends. And us. With impressive precision, Marlen Pelny portrays violence where it actually happens: in our immediate vicinity. Writing with clarity but not voyeurism, unsparingly yet not brutally, she tells a finely drawn, complex story of loss and solidarity, of grief and love – of an aftermath. In the end, we are united. In the end, we are many. In the end, this novel is a linguistically powerful revolt: against fatal injustices. Against the violence we encounter on a daily basis and which we try to survive.

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      • Vanish Among You
        Fiction

        Vanish Among You

        by Gudrun Lerchbaum

        Maria removes the pillow from her dead mother’s face. Finally, she is no longer needed. But when doubts are raised about the cause of death and Maria becomes afraid that she might be blamed for her mother’s demise, she vanishes. She leaves everything behind: her life, her home . . . her own identity. Maria works under various names in various places, but one thing remains constant: freedom is unattainable. Maria is dependent on other people and their decisions. And, for their part, those other people ruthlessly exploit her vulnerability. Maria often chooses the path of least resistance, tries to conform . . . until one day, she’s had enough. Gudrun Lerchbaum sweeps us along on a fast-paced journey into the fate of women who go unseen. She has us really feel Maria’s fluctuation between passivity and a radical unleashing, between the helplessness and simmering fury born of injustice.

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