The new voice of German-language literature. There comes a moment when one's own universe shatters and no new one is in sight: A young woman finds herself stranded, broke, and dehydrated in Death Valley. When suddenly an Indian stands before her, wanting to save her life, she believes she is hallucinating. Yet the universe reassembles itself according to its own rules. With cheerful melancholy and drastic ease, Karen Köhler narrates the dramatic moments in life. Her characters are true masters of survival: surrender is not an option for them.