"Otherwise Mom will become stupid" (Swiss Press Text 2012, by Regula Tanner) - Swiss Press Award

Der Kleine Bund

Regula Tanner

Han Jan, a young Chinese woman who studied German, lives in Bern with her husband and daughter. She often feels alien and lost here, where "the carpets are whiter and the bundles of newspapers are more beautiful than anywhere else." While visiting the Kornhaus Library, she discovers the novel "Forty Roses" by Thomas Hürlimann. She is captivated and decides to translate works by Swiss authors into Chinese and promote them in her homeland. The project helps her escape the confines of her everyday life...