Eva Demski was born in Regensburg in 1944 and now lives in Frankfurt am Main. She has been awarded many prizes for her writing. This is her first novel with Suhrkamp Verlag. Translation rights available from Suhrkamp Verlag Lindenstr. 35-39 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Tel: +49 69 75601233 Email: hardt@suhrkamp.de Contact: Petra Christina Hardt Applications for assistance with translation costs - Germany Suhrkamp Verlag was founded by Peter Suhrkamp in 1950 who was joined in 1952 by Dr. Siegried Unseld. The group now includes Insel Verlag (founded in Leipzig in 1902), Nomos Verlag, Deutscher Klassiker Verlag (established in 1981) and the Jüdischer Verlag (founded in 1902). Suhrkamp focuses on both contemporary literature and the humanities. Its distinguished list includes leading writers from Germany, Switzerland and Austria, many of whom made their debuts with the firm, besides major international authors including four Nobel Prize winners.