Arne Nielsen presents an astonishing debut novel with "The Elephant Baker." The Danish author tells the story of Johnny, who must confront his tumultuous past after years of repression. A past that is intricately linked to his ambivalent relationship with his father and older brother. Growing up in a Danish suburban community, Johnny has made the leap to Hamburg, where he lives with his wife and young daughter. As a father, he reflects on his own childhood, which comes to an abrupt end in the summer of 1985. That summer, his alcoholic and increasingly violent father leaves the family, causing Johnny and his older brother Johan to become increasingly estranged. Meanwhile, Johnny struggles to understand the disintegrating family.