Shift Sleepers

Shift Sleepers is a novel by Dorothee Elmiger that features figures from all over Europe coming together in secret to talk about their experiences, hopes, and dreams. They discuss topics such as origins, justice, body and state, import and export, homeland and migration, happiness, music, and death. The novel sheds light on controversial issues of our time and finds a new language for this conversation in contemporary German literature.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 204 pages
Publication date: 14 April 2023
Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd

Somewhere deep in the European forest, they meet. Frontier workers, smugglers, refugees, workers, asylum seekers, inspectors, artists, musicians, actors, journalists, scholars, logisticians, students, and ghosts. They come from everywhere. They are all representatives of our time, and they have conversations about origins and justice; body and state; import and export; homeland and migration. They talk together about happiness, music, and death.

In Shift Sleepers , Swiss writer Dorothee Elmiger has produced a novel that sheds light on the controversial issues of our time, finding a new language for this conversation previously unheard in contemporary German literature. The novel follows a group of individuals from all over Europe who come together in secret to discuss their experiences, hopes, and dreams. The characters include frontier workers, smugglers, refugees, workers, asylum seekers, inspectors, artists, musicians, actors, journalists, scholars, logisticians, students, and ghosts. They come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and their conversations cover a wide range of topics, including origins and justice, body and state, import and export, homeland and migration, happiness, music, and death.

Through the characters' conversations, Elmiger explores the complexities of contemporary European society and the challenges that individuals face in their daily lives. The novel is filled with vivid descriptions of the European forest and the various landscapes that the characters pass through, adding to the sense of mystery and intrigue. Shift Sleepers is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that offers a fresh perspective on the issues of our time. It is a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary German literature and the complexities of the European continent.

Weight: 212g
Dimension: 127 x 204 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803091822