Antje Rávik Strubel: Der Einfluss der Fasane

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The new novel by book prize winner Antje Rávik Strubel: light as a feather and razor-sharp

Early one morning, Hella Karl stands at the mailbox and reads the news that will throw her off course: The star of the Berlin theater scene and gravitational center of the cultural world has taken her own life. Hella Karl, head of the arts section of a major newspaper, is not easily rattled and believes she has everything under control. But she has written a momentous article about the celebrated man - and now she is being held responsible for his death. Did he fail himself, or did Hella Karl write him to his death?

"The Influence of Pheasants" is a cheerful and gripping story about someone who loses control. About the dynamics of excitement that, once set in motion, can no longer be controlled. A light-footed novel about serious accusations, the struggle for words and the mischief of media discourse.