Clever and hilariously entertaining: Books - the Spiegel bestseller now available in paperback. Worpswas? Worpswede! Just as Paul Wendland is about to launch into the future with his life and his quirky art projects, the past catches up with him: In Worpswede, his grandfather's house and his inheritance are at risk of sinking into the moor. The journey back to the place of his childhood, amidst the deadly Devil's Moor, North German butter cake, and a tradition-laden artists' colony, takes a fateful turn. With his explosive debut novel, Moritz Rinke has already captivated countless readers. He tells a tale filled with charming tragicomedy about eerie family secrets, the life of an artist, fame, seduction, and transience, love and abandonment, and a village in the far north known for its sky and flat land.