Achim Parterre's stories always begin innocently, steadily move toward the abyss, scrape along rough walls, and lead us to the edge of normality. And sometimes beyond. Achim Parterre, born in 1970 and raised in Biel, now lives with his family in Oberfrittenbach in the Emmental region. Through the cracks of his Tauner house, he sees nothing but wooded hills and the sky. Achim Parterre performs as a spoken-word author with his dialect texts. Not even a dog did he own; this is his first book.