The Daughter

Maxim Biller’s first novel tells the story of Motti, the Israelian, who wants to forget what he experienced as young soldier during the war in Lebanon, and Sophie, the tourist from Germany, who shall help him to start a new life in Germany.

However, the differences between Motti’s world, the world of his parents at Tel Aviv, who escaped from the holocaust, and Sophie’s world and her family in Germany create a cold atmosphere which deeply distresses him and which makes him begin a new dangerous love – the love of his daughter Nurit... Maxim Biller has written a modern novel, a thrilling piece of black prose, which allows the reader a unique view of the Germany of today.

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  • Publisher: Kiepenheuer & Witsch eBook
  • Release: 06.06.2012
  • ISBN: 978-3-462-30589-0
  • 432 Pages
  • Author: Maxim Biller
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Maxim Biller

Maxim Biller was born in Prague in 1960 and has been living in Germany since 1970. His books include his memoir  The Second-Hand Jew (2009) and the novella Inside the Head of Bruno Schulz (2013). His bestseller Six Suitcases was shortlisted for the German Book Prize 2018. Most recently, he published the novel The Bad Salute (2021). His books have been translated into numerous languages.

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