Lutz Seiler's «Das tickende Herz» Follows a Poet Through the Kazakh Steppe

Lutz Seiler's new novel «Das tickende Herz» centers on a lyric poet who staggers across the Kazakh steppe. The book is described as a novel of magical deliriums, in which Seiler conjures a journey through the unconscious in precise language. That world is shadowed by the threat of terror. The novel is presented in the context of autumn, when falling leaves bring not only leaf blowers but also thoughts. Seiler is characterized as a shaman of literature. The novel is published in German and reviewed in the NZZ Feuilleton.