BLUE BORDER

  • A powerful debut novel: filled with originality and vivid imagery.
  • An extraordinary journey aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway to Pyongyang.
  • Awarded with the Fulda Literature Prize 2024.

Longing for elsewhere: a novel about love, failure, and a hundred years of German history.

Fidelis Lorentz, a composer who makes a living creating TV film theme tunes, receives a call from his great love, J. He is sensing she wants to end their relationship. Without hesitation, he boards a train to Pyongyang, determined to run against time towards the East. As the snowy expanses of Siberia are passing by, he delves into the past, reflecting on his adventurous great-grandfather, his pragmatic grandmother, and her husband, a soldier who detested weapons. They all rebelled against provincial constraints, forging their own lives. Amidst this journey, Fidelis confronts his lost love for the enigmatic J.

Konstantin Ferstl narrates with powerful language, full of tenderness and wit, about love, failure, and the stubborn lives of people in the countryside. A virtuosic family saga, a German mythology of the 20th century.

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Berlin
  • Release: 15.08.2023
  • ISBN: 978-3-7371-0185-1
  • 400 Pages
  • Author: Konstantin Ferstl

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Konstantin Ferstl

Konstantin Maria Ferstl , born in 1983 in Altmühltal, is a director, author, and musician. Die blaue Grenze is his debut novel, for which he received the Munich Literature Scholarship. Konstantin Ferstl lives in Munich, Rome, and Hallertau.