Drops on the Water is a book about the childhood experiences of a
father and son, and their gradual entrance into adulthood. It
traces the similarities and differences between distinct
generations in their unique geographical environments. From the
suburbs and fairgrounds of the United States to the majesty and
beauty of the Swiss Alps, from a beach in Nicaragua to a gum
plantation in Zululand, these stories jump between Europe and
America, east and west coast, and the African continent. They trace
the inheritance of World War II, of German nationality, of the
shock of a friend's suicide to a classmate's overdose. The
anxieties of early love and rural small town life are balanced
against changes seen in the familial sphere across generations.
Apartheid inequities, corporal punishment in strict prep schools, a
friend's illicit affair with an African maid, hitchhiking barefoot,
and a scheduled Ping-Pong match with the Prince of Lichtenstein,
all coalesce in a book that brings to life the circumstances that
bind its authors to history, family, generation, and place. Eric G.
Muller is a musician, teacher and writer living in upstate New
York. He was born in Durban, South Africa, and studied literature
and history at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Muller continued his studies in England and Germany before moving
to America. He has published three novels and a collection of
poetry. Matthew Zanoni Muller was born in Bochum, Germany and grew
up in Eugene, Oregon and Upstate New York. After earning his BA
from Emerson College, he received his MFA from Warren Wilson's MFA
Program for Writers. He teaches in his local Community College
System and currently shuttles between western Mass and upstate New
York. His writing has appeared in numerous magazines and journals
and this is his first book."
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