Bildungsroman: Murders in the Sanatorium

Guete Tag. Welcome to the Maldeberg Chateau Sanatorium. We hope you will enjoy your cure. The Story The Kingdom of Vheissu. Spring 1906. Jean-Augustin Amrouche is a 21-year-old French-Algerian consumptive who journeys up to the Alps for a short visit at a sanatorium. Here, he meets a group of diverse characters, each patient luring him into intoxicating world views atypical of the prewar era. Amongst the assortment of fellow patients, one respectable German philosopher holds a unique distinction...