A fascinating philosophical-literary reflection inviting us to examine the priorities in our
own lives. What do we think about real life? About a retreat in untouched nature? About death
and immortality? Through the lives of our children? These questions also preoccupy the
fictional poet and philosopher Moritz Brandt. His friend Aaron sorts through his estate coming
across diaries and essays in which Brandt reflects on real life. The more he delves into these
texts however the more frequently Aaron asks himself: Where does the desire to change to
become real come from? Michael Hampe masterfully links narrative and reflection so that we
recognize how the distinction between appearance and reality prevents us from coming to terms
with our lives.
