A witty, rugged, and intelligent book. The gift edition in a small format, printed in full linen with a ribbon bookmark. A love story, crime novel, coming-of-age tale, and political thriller woven into one - this is the book by Juli Zeh, one of the outstanding talents of German literature. For her story about international law expert Max, who plunges into despair after the suicide of his only love, Jessie, the author has been awarded the German Book Prize, the Rauriser Literature Prize, and the Bremen Literature Prize, with critics at her feet. Juli Zeh tells the fate of a love entangled in the web of politics and profit in a laconic yet poetic manner. Her novel paints an impressive scenario of a world after the collapse of ideologies - all in a language that is fast-paced and absolutely contemporary.