Tränen im Kaffee (Tears in the Coffee)

“Tränen im Kaffee” brings together stories by Olli Boehm that weave experiences from several generations into one mosaic. They are about love, loss and the longing to belong: a boy alone at boarding school, a teenager who wants to become an artist, a man looking back on failed relationships.

Boehm looks behind the façades of everyday life. He is driven by the wish to hold on to a moment, a feeling or a thought, and by the conviction that beauty and poetry lie in the ordinary. Readers will know this outlook from his photography; here it becomes language.

The stories are freely invented and yet feel true. They live from a quiet, melancholic beauty and deal with respect and sensitivity in a world of haste and distance.

Note on language: The book is written in German. This description explains in English what it is about.