Christoph Peters. Innerstädtischer Tod

Family upheavals and political radicalisation: Christoph Peters uses biting humour to tell of the deep rifts that run through our society. ‘One of the best writers in contemporary German-language literature.’ Christoph Schröder / SWR 2

It is the 9th November 2022. The Russian attack on Ukraine overshadows both private and public life. In the evening, the first solo exhibition of the up-and-coming artist Fabian Kolb opens at the famous Konrad Raspe Gallery in Berlin. Fabian's family, owners of the last tie manufacturer in Krefeld, have travelled to Berlin especially for the event. His uncle, Hermann Carius, ageing chief ideologist of the ‘New Right’ in the Bundestag, is considering a media-effective appearance at the vernissage, while Fabian's father hopes to use his brother-in-law's international contacts to continue exporting goods to Russia. The closer the exhibition gets, the stronger Fabian's doubts become as to whether he is actually prepared to accept all the compromises that an international career as an artist entails, especially as his gallery owner is suddenly confronted with serious allegations from former employees.