Thomas Glavinic is one of the few contemporary authors who skillfully combines critical acclaim with mass appeal. His prose is characterized by an exceptionally wide range of content and form. It varies across genres such as crime novels, social satire, travel reports, and anti-utopias, repeatedly circling around significant anthropological themes: fear, loss of self, loneliness, and the search for happiness and love. This volume presents a comprehensive literary analysis of Glavinic's work for the first time. Renowned scholars from both domestic and international backgrounds engage in individual analyses of Glavinic's novels. Additionally, there are overarching studies on aspects such as the quest for happiness, fear, media criticism, and authorial self-presentation, which address fundamental characteristics of contemporary German-language literature. Thomas Glavinic introduces the volume.