Stephan Enter

Stephan Enter (b. 1968) debuted in 1999 with his collection of short stories Winterhanden (Chilblained Hands). His first novel, 'Lichtjaren' (Light Years), published in 2004, was nominated for the Libris Literature Prize.

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His third book, Spel (Game; 2007), demonstrated that he was already one of the foremost writers of his generation. The translation of Spel was a success in Germany. His third novel, Grip, made it onto many reviewers’ best-book lists in 2011 and was sold in Germany (to Berlin Verlag), Italy (to Iperborea) and Norway (to Font Forlag).

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Grip

'Grip' is a classic psychological novel about three men and a woman, Lotte, which ingeniously draws the reader into the lives of the characters. Vincent and Paul, both in their forties, are taking the Eurostar to Wales to see Lotte and Martin and their daughter and attend a reunion of their mountaineering club. Meanwhile, Martin is on his way to the station to pick them up. During their journey, the men think back to how they met, what life was like for them twenty years earlier and what they expected of each other in those days. These recollections reveal how much they have changed, and how much older they have become.

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