Arnon Grunberg
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Published
2006
Publisher
Diogenes, Zürich
Language
German
ISBN
3-257-86132-X

Monkey Grabbing Hold of Happiness

Jean Baptist Warnke is a diplomat who works for the Dutch embassy in Lima, Peru. He is married, has two children and seems to be happy. But then he meets Malena in the café El Corner. The formal man falls hopelessly in love and begins an affair with this Peruvian girl. The story is situated during the hostage in the Japanese embassy and it is very unclear where love ends and politics begin.

Read an excerpt in English here.

Also available as an audiobook.

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Left: Audiobook of Monkey Grabbing Hold of Happiness. Christian Berkel reads the story. Der Audio Verlag, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg 2006.



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