<p>A spellbinding short story collection by one of Austria's most critically acclaimed authors.<br><br><br>A man becomes obsessed with observing his neighbours. A large family gathers for Christmas only to wait for the one member who never turns up. An old woman lures a man into her house where he finds dolls resembling himself as a boy. Mesmerizing and haunting stories about loss of identity in the modern world.<br><br><br>Why Peirene chose to p...