Cover Hardcover
Size 224 Pages
Format 13,5 x 21,0
ISBN 978-3-7117-2119-8
First published 2022
»Mongo«
When Katja finds out she is pregnant, she and her husband Harry struggle to be happy or excited. Both are terribly worried that the baby might be born with Down’s syndrome, just like Katja’s brother Markus. Over the course of the pregnancy Harry reflects on his experience with disabled people thus far and spends a great amount of time with Markus: Whether during a chaotic train-ride, a football game or a meeting with a prostitute, Markus proves to be a challenge as well as an enormous joy for his family.
A touching, powerful and funny novel on the importance of always living life to the fullest.
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When Katja finds out she is pregnant, she and her husband Harry struggle to be happy or excited. Both are terribly worried that the baby might be born with Down’s syndrome, just like Katja’s brother Markus. Over the course of the pregnancy Harry reflects on his experience with disabled people thus far and spends a great amount of time with Markus: Whether during a chaotic train-ride, a football game or a meeting with a prostitute, Markus proves to be a challenge as well as an enormous joy for his family.
A touching, powerful and funny novel on the importance of always living life to the fullest.
All rights available