Reading with Sebastian Becker "And Summer Will Come Again"

When Sebastian Becker turns 28, his father dies. This loss is the great shock of his life. Then: silence. Acoustic trauma. Since then, many things have become difficult for him, including talking about it. Sebastian searches for words and finds: memories. It is these memories - of bright and dark days - that restore his voice. And when Sebastian begins to tell of buckets full of sunflowers, colorful socks, green bananas, paywalls before obituaries, of love and longing, his words are clear and radiant. They all say the same thing: Hi Dad, I miss you.

"And Summer Will Come Again" tells of saying goodbye. Of time standing still in moments of deepest upheaval. Of time that cannot be made up. Of compassion. Of softness. Of the incomprehensible luck of being alive. Of waiting for summer - and of the certainty that this summer will come.