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The Mussel Feast

by Birgit Vanderbeke

familydomestic abuseFiction, family lifeFiction, family life, generalGerman literatureFiction

The modern German classic that has shaped an entire generation. A mother and her two teenage children sit at the dinner table. In the middle stands a large pot of cooked mussels. Why has the father not returned home? As the evening wears on, we glimpse the issues that are tearing this family apart.

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Book data: Open Library