It's Berlin in the summer of 2003--sunshine for weeks on end,
weather to fall in love. And that's just what Christian Eich, the
main character in Ulrich Peltzer's acclaimed novel Part of the
Solution, does; but that's not all. Christian Eich, a
thirty-something freelance journalist, is researching a story on
the radicals of the previous generation in Germany. His path keeps
crossing with Nele, a young member of a left-wing group of student
activists who are resistant to the increasing control and
surveillance of all spheres of life by state and commercial
institutions. Not just a simple love story, Part of the Solution is
in fact a thriller that leads from Berlin into the East German
countryside and finally to Paris. Peltzer's keen observations of
urban life are enriched with many concrete details specific to
Berlin. Part of the Solution captures the feel and the reality of
Berlin today and goes beyond it, touching on details common to the
precarious lives of all inhabitants of contemporary cities. The
unlikely couple of Christian and Nele come together despite all the
differences of generation and character in this decidedly political
novel grounded in present-day realities. Despite his esteemed
reputation in Germany, Peltzer's novels have never before been
available in English and this surprising and captivating book will
be a fitting introduction for English readers unfamiliar with his
work.
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