This German novel, winner of the 2023 Dublin Literary Prize, tells the story of a female writer who transitions to a pedicure. In her forties, after a major life change, Oskamp decided to put her writing career on hold to train as a pedicurist. She learned the art and became a pedicurist in Berlin-Marchan, once the largest residential area in East Germany. The vast majority of her clients were elderly. A curious observer, Oskamp, through years of listening, managed to unravel their life stories. She wrote down the stories she heard during her time as a pedicurist, reflecting the transformation of the area over the past few decades.
本书是一部讲述一位女作家转行做修脚师后所见所闻的德国小说, 获2023年都柏林文学奖。四十多岁时, 在生活发生重大变化后, 奥斯坎普决定暂停她的作家生涯, 接受足疗手艺的培训。奥斯坎普学会了足疗手艺, 成为柏林-马尔灿的一名足疗师, 马尔灿曾经是东德最大的居民区。她的绝大多数客户都是老年人。奥斯坎普是一位好奇的观察者, 多年来, 她凭借善于倾听的技巧, 设法梳理出他们的人生故事。她写下了她在做足疗师期间听到的故事, 反映了这一地区在过去几十年间的变迁。
本书是一部讲述一位女作家转行做修脚师后所见所闻的德国小说, 获2023年都柏林文学奖。四十多岁时, 在生活发生重大变化后, 奥斯坎普决定暂停她的作家生涯, 接受足疗手艺的培训。奥斯坎普学会了足疗手艺, 成为柏林-马尔灿的一名足疗师, 马尔灿曾经是东德最大的居民区。她的绝大多数客户都是老年人。奥斯坎普是一位好奇的观察者, 多年来, 她凭借善于倾听的技巧, 设法梳理出他们的人生故事。她写下了她在做足疗师期间听到的故事, 反映了这一地区在过去几十年间的变迁。
