

He opens a letter he should have read 20 years ago. Gallen library, in Greek, translated in German as Seelenapotheke. Even the concept of an apothecary for the soul is somewhat Germanic, it is the inscription over the St.

The references to authors are heavy on the Rilke side.

The book takes place in France, but it is very German. A floating bookshop with a bookseller who's specialty is finding the right book for what ails you, just can't find one for himself.he's writing an encyclopedia of emotions that need to be defined.he's trying to get over a lover from 20 years ago.(one reviewer finds that hard to believe.) anyway he has an apothecary for the soul.
