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Erneste, the consummate waiter of a genteel Swiss hotel, appears polite and disciplined to guests, but his demeanor hides a deep, lingering anguish. Thirty years earlier he fell in love with Jakob, a young waiter-in-training whose heart broke when Jakob emigrated from Nazi‑occupied Europe with his lover, Julius Klinger, a celebrated German intellectual. As Erneste maintains a meticulous routine, the memory of his forbidden affection sharpens. Decades later, a desperate letter from Jakob, now in America and penniless, interrupts his orderly existence. Erneste must decide whether to respond to a plea that could reopen a life‑long secret. Set across two eras, the novel examines love, betrayal, memory, and regret, weaving a quiet yet powerful tale of a lifelong, unfulfilled passion.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Gay Fiction
Authors: Alain Claude Sulzer
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