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Allegro Pastel

By Leif Randt
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Tanja and Jerome are navigating a long-distance relationship in a world of constant communication and emotional hyper-reflection. Whether they're texting one another trip updates from midday raves or debating the best trainers in the own-brand aisle of Decathlon, every gesture is controlled and self-aware. This is... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Allegro Pastel

A new title in the Granta Magazine Editions series: a vivid, ironic and blisteringly contemporary account of millennial love in Frankfurt and Berlin.

An iconic story of millennial romance for fans of Sally Rooney and Ben Lerner. A bestseller in Germany, now published in English by Granta Magazine Editions.

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Tanja and Jerome are navigating a long-distance relationship in a world of constant communication and emotional hyper-reflection. Whether they're texting one another trip updates from midday raves or debating the best trainers in the own-brand aisle of Decathlon, every gesture is controlled and self-aware. This is love in the therapeutic age.

Written with crackling insight, dry humour, and deep emotional intelligence, Allegro Pastel proclaims Leif Randt as the premiere German stylist of his generation.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781738536221

Publisher: Granta Publications Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 May 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Magazine Editions

Contributors:

  • Translated by Peter Kuras

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

Collections

Education & Reference Fiction General Fiction Leif Randt Literary Fiction

About the Author

Leif Randt is a freelance writer living in Maintal and Berlin. His novels include Planet Magnon and Shimmering Haze over CobyCounty. Allegro Pastel, his fourth work, was a bestseller in Germany and nominated for the German Book Prize. A movie adaptation will appear in cinemas in fall 2025. He has co-curated the online platform Tegel Media since 2017.

Peter Kuras is a writer and translator living in Berlin. He has written about politics and culture for the Economist, the Times Literary Supplement, the Guardian and Der Freitag.

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