Deep Waters Rising

One stormy night on an oil platform in the middle of the ocean, rig hand Wenzel Groszak loses his only friend and his last foothold in life. Anja Kampmann tells the story of his return from abroad, and of his attempt to come back from a never-ending world of work to resume his own life. In succinct, poetic language, Anja Kampmann’s astonishing novel tells the story of a world unknown to most: the fascinating debut of an unusual new voice.