Nothing but Ghosts

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Judith Hermann. Nothing but Ghosts

Nothing but Ghosts. Judith Hermann

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Ruth (Girlfriends)

Cold-Blue

Acqua Alta

Nothing But Ghosts

Pimp

Where Are You Going?

Love for Ari Oskarsson

About the Author. NOTHING BUT GHOSTS

Also by Judith Hermann

Copyright

About the Publisher

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for Franz

If we could live here

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People were streaming through the Gare du Nord; gypsy women squatted on baggage carts with sleeping children in their laps or draped over their shoulders. The letters on the information board announcing train departures and arrivals fell into a jumble, flashed out the names of cities and far-away places, and then disappeared again. I felt a longing, or perhaps I was running a fever; I couldn’t tell which any more. I thought, ‘Keep on going, keep on going, go away, as far as possible.’

The Asian woman in the glass ticket booth stared at me. ‘Berlin,’ I said, ‘a ticket for Berlin, please,’ and now the feeling in my stomach was clearly fear. I dropped my last coins into a pay phone and dialled Ruth’s number. I wanted to say, ‘Ruth, I’m taking a train home now, and then something will be decided.’ I hoped she would say, ‘I know,’ and maybe add, ‘Get lost,’ but she didn’t pick up. The answering machine came on, and I held the receiver out into the station concourse, recording the voices, the announcements on the public address system, and the sounds of the moving trains; then I hung up.

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