Where Do We Go from Here?

by Dorrie, Doris; Brownjohn, John

• ISBN13: 9781582343198
• ISBN10: 1582343195
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-09
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Summary

Meet Fred Kaufmann, disillusioned husband of thoroughly competent Claudia and father of surly teenager Franka. His dreams of being a movie director have long ago been shelved for marriage and a child. While Claudia sells her successful vegetarian take-out restaurant to a fast food chain and buys into Buddhism, Fred is trapped in the throes of a classic midlife crisis, made worse when Franka falls madly in love with a young guru. With the hope that brown rice and hardcore meditation will cure Franka's obsession, Fred chaperones his daughter to the meditation center in the South of France. But as a bizarre set of events unfolds, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that only a special kind of hero can survive. Funny, incisive, and ultimately forgiving,Where Do We Go From Here?is a masterpiece of ironic social comedy from one of Germany's leading writers and filmmakers.

Author Biography

Doris D÷rrie is the celebrated film director of many films including the modern classic comedy Men and, most recently, Seeking Enlightenment. She is the author of a number of novels and collections of stories, including Love, Pain and the Whole Damn Thing and What Do You Want from Me?.