About People
by Juli Zeh
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Pub Date Oct 03 2023 | Archive Date Oct 03 2023
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Description
Written by Germany's #1 bestselling author Juli Zeh, About People takes place in the middle of lockdown in spring 2020 and subtly describes the social and very private consequences of the pandemic.
Fleeing stay-at-home orders in the big city, Dora and her dog move to the countryside to sit out the pandemic. She knows that Bracken, a village in the middle of nowhere, isn’t the idyll most city dwellers dream of, but she’s desperate for space and a change of scene. The quaint old house she’s saved up for needs work, weeds have taken over the yard, and her skinhead neighbor fits all the stereotypes. Just what is Dora really looking for? Distance from her boyfriend Robert, whose climate activism has crossed into obsession? Refuge from her inner turmoil? Clarity on how the whole world got so messed up? As Dora tries to keep her demons in check, unexpected things start happening all around her. Juli Zeh’s epic new novel explores our present predicaments, biases, weaknesses, and fears, but—above all—it reveals the strengths that come to light when we dare to be human.
Advance Praise
Praise for Juli Zeh
“Zeh challenges readers to consider how complicit we are in our current political dilemmas.” —Los Angeles Times
Praise for About People
“A revealing novel about the state of our nation.” —SWR
“Juli Zeh’s new work shoots straight to the heart of Germany’s excessive demands: with a lot of wit and compassion and also with a large portion of hope for a more conciliatory society.” —ZDF
“The first real corona novel, which takes place in the middle of lockdown in spring 2020 and subtly describes the social and very private consequences of the pandemic.” —Süddeutsche Zeitung
Praise for New Year
PEN AWARD 2022 FINALIST
“In this wrenching psychological portrait from Zeh, a character’s buried traumatic past distorts his memory and loosens his grip on reality...Zeh’s novel skillfully asks how a person can come to terms with a painful past that has been intentionally misremembered for the purpose of sustaining one’s mental health. Readers, though, will have no trouble remembering this.” —Publishers Weekly, *starred review*
“This spine-tingler captures the peak of what appears to be a spectacularly hallucinatory middle-aged crisis.” —Kirkus Reviews, *starred review*
Marketing Plan
- Lead title of Fall 2023 by Germany’s #1 bestselling author Juli Zeh
- Print run 20,000
- Internationally hailed as the “first and ultimate” corona novel
- Advance galleys at Winter Institute
- Digital reader copies on Netgalley and Edelweiss
- Digital assets including trailer & author video
- National TV, radio, print, and online review campaign
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- Book club discussion guide
- Bookstore co-op available
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781642861334 |
| PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 320 |
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