Ein Mann in der Welt (One Man in the World)

Life at the end of 14 years together

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Dieter Müller stretches out his arms and does not touch anything. His feet and fingers slide without resistance across the bed as he opens into the shape of a lonely star. The enormity of this double bed seems pointless now, occupied as it is by a single man. The bed reminds Dieter of a coffin. He decides that he would like to…