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One apartment, three women, one man. One of the women is dead. When the emergency personnel arrive, they realize: Elisabeth starved to death, encouraged by her roommates.

Winner of the 2021 European Union Literature Prize

In the middle of a summer night,Elisabeth, the oldest resident of the Sound & Love Commune, dies. Hersister Melodie and their two other housemates are arrested: the group'sattempts to stop eating and start living on light and love alone appearsto have been fatal to Elisabeth. From unworldly idealists on the fringes ofsociety, the three suddenly become suspects in a criminal case. Through theeyes of the night, the neighbors, doubt, the scent of an orange, and many othercharacters and entities, we see how each of those involved gives a differentanswer to the question of how Elisabeth came to die. Who is to blame? And doesthe commune still have a future? We Are Lightis a highly original and entertaining novel about manipulation, vulnerability,and trying to be better.


ISBN-13

9781642861273

ISBN-10

1642861278

Weight

0.55 Pounds

Dimensions

5.00 x 0.75 x 8.00 In

List Price

$17.99

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

240 pages

Publisher

World Editions

Published On

2023-08-01



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