Life on the subsistence level is not that funny, but in Martina Hefter’s novel “Hey, good morning, how are you?” the heroine maintains her humor with a strange hobby.
The night can be a cruel companion when your thoughts are wandering. First you try relaxation exercises, mental tricks, trying to convince yourself that you are tired as hour after hour ticks by. Then you look for reasons for the insomnia and unfortunately you quickly find them: too much work, stress, the wrong food – it’s an endless loop. Where has it gone, the old ability to doze off? On the other hand, in these terrible hours there is also an opportunity to live out hidden desires, all you need is a smartphone: Whatever gets you through the night… but a man sang that in the 20th century.