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Piano Bar
In the piano bar, anything can happen: strange characters come through the door, stories and anecdotes are told, bon mots and philosophical insights shared. The bartender mixes adventurous drinks and the pianist strange notes with familiar melodies. The armchair at the back of the bar is the perfect place for Otto Jägersberg to watch the world in his uniquely precise way.
272 pages
2021
978-3-257-07167-2
»These laconic texts are often as explosive as New Year's Eve fireworks, but more lasting.«
»We need the poets’ gaze on the world in order to understand and bear it. Jägersberg has this gaze.«
»If I were packing my rucksack for life on the proverbial desert island, I would leave Proust, Joyce and Musil on the shelf – and instead I’d reach for Piano Bar. You could get by with that for a long time.«