Das Lyzeum in Birkholz: Roman

A young man named Erne Sörensen discovers an enormous, weathered folio hidden in his grandfather’s old chest. The book bears his name on the first page, a declaration that seems to summon him toward a new life in a distant town. As he flips through the yellowed, moth‑eaten leaves, he finds his ancestors’ handwritten histories, from a 17th‑century Oberamtmann to a fiercely independent grandmother who chronicled every family twist with blunt honesty.

Guided by these generations, Erne wrestles with the expectations of his lineage while confronting his own doubts about becoming the steady, uncomplicated figure his father once warned against. The diary’s voices pull him between the weight of tradition and the desire to carve his own path, offering both humor and a quiet reverence for the ordinary struggles that shape a family’s story.