Chapters (42)
- Cover
- Dedication Page
- Prologue
- Part One
- MEADOW, MEADOW
- THE OPTICIAN’S LOVE
- AN AS-YET-UNDISCOVERED LAND MAMMAL
- MON CHÉRI
- WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHIES
- SEX WITH RENATA BLOWS MY MIND
- IT’S BEAUTIFUL HERE
- EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
- THE TWENTY-NINTH HOUR
- Part Two
- SOMEONE OUTSIDE
- OPEN THE DOOR
- IT’S LIKE THIS
- I JUST WANTED TO ASK HOW ALASKA IS DOING
- EXPIRATION DATES
- IVY FROM ELSBETH’S POINT OF VIEW
- FELICITÀ
- SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT
- ONE THOUSAND YEARS AT SEA
- THE BLUE WHALE’S HEAVY HEART
- BIOLUMINESCENCE
- ANIMALS CAN SENSE THESE THINGS
- SEE ABOVE
- NO NEW INFORMATION
- Part Three
- ENDLESS EXPANSES
- CHASING AWAY THE DEER
- ON INTIMATE TERMS WITH THE WORLD
- IT WAS YOU
- HENRY, THE COACH IS BREAKING
- OKAPIA JOHNSTONI
- SINCE YOU’RE ALREADY LYING HERE
- THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE
- FREDERIK
- EPILOGUE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- A NOTE ON THE AUTHOR
- A NOTE ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR
Dear Selma, There’s something I’ve wanted to say for years
Dear Selma, After so many years of friendship, it’s surely a mistake odd strange remarkable unexpected surprising a mistake
Dear Selma, On the occasion of Inge and Dieter’s wedding I’d like to finally
Dear Selma, You’re going to laugh, but
Dear Selma, Once again your apple cake was exquisite. Speaking of exquisite, you
Dear Selma, We were just sharing a glass of wine and you rightly observed that the moon was especially
full and beautiful tonight. Speaking of full and beautiful
Dear Selma, Karl’s illness hit me very hard even though I couldn’t put it into words earlier. It reminded me how limited life on earth our existence everything is and that’s why I urgently want to tell
Dear Selma, Earlier you asked why I was so quiet. The truth is
Dear Selma, Today it’s Christmas, without a trace of snow, which is not the way you like it. Speaking of liking
Dear Selma, On the occasion of Inge and Dieter’s divorce
Dear Selma, Since Christmas is the celebration of love
Dear Selma, On the occasion of Karl’s funeral
Dear Selma, On the occasion of nothing at all
Dearest
Dear Selma, Unlike you, I’m convinced that we will win the “Let’s Beautify Our Village” competition. Your beauty alone will guarantee us first place
Dear Selma, It’s clear that we can’t possibly win the “Let’s Beautify Our Village” competition. It’s already perfectly beautiful because you
Dear Selma, It’s Christmas again already. I’m sitting here, looking out at the snow and wondering when it will melt. Speaking of melting
Dear Selma, Christmas is a time for gifts. Speaking of gifts, something I’ve long wanted to lay at your feet
Dear Selma, On a completely new topic
Dear Selma, By the way, I’ve always wanted to tell
Dear Selma, Christmas again.
Dear Selma, BLAST
Dear Selma, When we were in the swimming pool with Luisa and Martin earlier, the blue of the water shone in the sun like the blue of your ey
Dear Selma, Thanks for the tip on getting rid of molehills. Speaking of molehills, or rather mountains, even a mountain can’t hide my
Dear Selma, Speaking of love
The optician hurried down the street to Selma’s house without a glance to the left or right at the few houses along the way in which everyone was busy examining their hearts and their sanity and the people closest to them, ready to reveal or receive the secret truths about to emerge, truths that probably weren’t so terrible after all in the light of day, but if one of the truths was, in fact, as awful as feared, the recipient of it might have a stroke and Selma’s dream would have done its work.