Der Jonas-Komplex

A year in the life of a Viennese writer, between drugs, alcohol and women. An adventure that will take Jonas and the love of his life, Marie, to the South Pole. And a thirteen-year-old boy who passionately plays chess to escape his everyday life. Plus supporting characters straight out of a Tarantino film: a Hells’ Angels lawyer, a WingTsun grandmaster and a murderess who dismembers the corpses of her lovers with a chainsaw. The real world meets the longing for a different life. And Thomas Glavinic manages the great feat of transforming all of this into a gripping novel about two crucial questions: Who do I want to be? And do I have the courage to make the right decisions?