This innovative new book by Ruth Franke combines short prose and verse (haibun) with visual artistic impressions. The 22 pieces invite the reader to enter the atmosphere of the different scenes and allow the multi-layered content to take effect. English versions by David Cobb and Celia Brown. The preface by Jim Kacian, “The Waves/Die Wellen,” not only encapsulates the book’s content but is also an essay in its own right. The third component is the visual parallel world from paintings by Reinhard Stangl. They introduce the four chapters and and range across memories, sea and dreams to the storms of life. The title is echoed not only in the beautifully designed cover but also in other paintings in which water constitutes the dominant element. A volume to be read over and over again.

ISBN: 978-3-942063-40-1
Pages: 120
Size: 7.75 " x 9.25"
Binding: hardbound w/ dustjacket