
Hero
Root Leeb(Author)
Haus Publishing
Published on 13. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
222 pages
978-1-908323-71-2 (ISBN)
Description
A young woman who lives in Bavaria, Nele is quiet, an introvert, preferring to go unnoticed and keep to herself. That reticence carries over to her relationship with her father, Hero-until, that is, she realizes that he is seriously ill, and in fact may even be dying. That realization prompts her to work up the gumption to introduce him to her boyfriend, a Nigerian immigrant. This new-found courage impresses Hero, who comes to respect his daughter and entrusts her with a secret: a cardboard box whose contents are a mystery. Hero tells her to distribute what she finds inside to her mother and siblings, but only after his death.
Inspired in part by King Lear, this enchanting novel of families, secrets, and love is the first of Root Leeb's works to be translated into English and is sure to win new fans for this successful German writer.
Inspired in part by King Lear, this enchanting novel of families, secrets, and love is the first of Root Leeb's works to be translated into English and is sure to win new fans for this successful German writer.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 25 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-908323-71-2 (9781908323712)
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Root Leeb was born in Würzburg, Germany in 1955. She holds a MA in German Literature and Philosophy as well as a degree in Social Pedagogy. After graduating, she worked as a German teacher for two years and as a Munich tram driver to six years. In 1991, she moved to a village near Mainz where she still lives and works as a writer, painter and book illustrator.