Rolf Dobelli
Massimo Marini

»Rolf Dobelli’s new novel offers further proof of his mastery of the craft of writing. He builds up the tension in the novel, which is anchored in the recent past by a scattering of precise dates, and whose eponymous hero leaves an unforgettable impression. Happiness and grief are mixed up together, and its rapid changes of pace make it an entertaining read.«Süddeutsche Zeitung

»Dobelli takes the reader through a truly labyrinthine plot. It has a rollicking pace, with a tightly woven fabric of metaphors and symbols, full of tension and as clear as the air above.«Welt am Sonntag

»Rolf Dobelli has written a believable novel, which leaves you feeling good. Not only are you superbly entertained; you also get to learn a lot of interesting things, in particular about Switzerland's multi-cultural history. An excellent read.«Zentralschweiz am Sonntag

»Social criticism and family drama rolled into one – and all of the highest standard.«OÖNachrichten

»Rolf Dobelli tells the life story of a child of immigrant parents, his rise and fall. It reads like a detective story without a detective. Contemporary history and biography are intermingled as Dobelli lets the plot unfold like a film, with shot and reverse-shot.«Buchkultur

»Rolf Dobelli has dived down deep into the recent history of Switzerland, and brought up a dazzling tale of one immigrant's life.«General-Anzeiger

»A family saga that few can match, and told in an exciting and dramatic way.«Voralberger Nachrichten

»Rolf Dobelli has given us a masterpiece – gripping, informative and unputdownable.«Bücher

»Rolf Dobelli has a gift for constructing memorable images. He tells an exciting story in a perceptive way. The plot is skilfully developed, and for all the unpredictable twists and turns never feels artificial. Dobelli writes incisively and with an enjoyable lightness of touch about murder, betrayal, child abuse and infidelities. And the tension continues to the very last page. An unusually tightly constructed work.«Heilbronner Stimme

»Once again Rolf Dobelli shows just how good he is at finding exactly the right words to say what he wants to say.«Anzeiger

»Rolf Dobelli, an uncommonly intelligent Swiss writer, has produced a stunner of a novel. Action-packed, exciting, captivating, sad. His characters are true to life, but at the same time representative. His symbolism is unobtrusive, his style crystal clear but not cold. The reader is gripped by this sad and funny story – and couldn't be better entertained.«Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung

»A page turner, a book you can't put down until - unfortunately – you find yourself at the end.«Swiss Magazine

»It takes the reader's breath away. There is nothing that doesn't exist in this world of ours. And reading about it is fun.«Passauer Neue Presse

»Dobelli’s prose is compact, clear, precise.«Der Tagesspiegel