Wolf Haas is the most unpretentious literary snob in all of Vienna. We meet him there to talk about “Wackelkontakt”, his fantastic new novel.
© Julius Hirtzberger
Already after the first pages it is clear that Franz Escher, the anti-heroic hero in Wolf Haas’ novel Loose contact, It’s no coincidence that he has his last name. On his 19th birthday, Escher received a puzzle from the pretty Martine. A total of a thousand pieces that, when put together, show one of the most famous images by the Dutch graphic artist M. C. Escher – Drawing Hands, two hands drawing each other. This is how Franz Escher’s great passion began, not for Martine, but for puzzles.
