Schloß Gripsholm. Eine Sommergeschichte. by Kurt Tucholsky

Eine Sommergeschichte

A witty, tender first-person account of a languid summer spent by the narrator and his beloved at a Swedish castle, told in light, anecdotal episodes that mix playful intimacy, affectionate portraits of friends, and a quietly melancholy register; amid swimming, meals and comic situations they also encounter a children’s institution and moments of moral reflection, so that the novella becomes both a love story and a gentle, pointed meditation on humanity and the uneasy mood of its time.