Uwe Bolius

heinrich;hanna;gert

novel

abstract

Heinrich falls in love with Gert, a student, and Hanna, his wife of thirty years, doesn't quite know how to handle it. This sounds like a typical love triangle, but it isn't. Gert is already in a committed relationship with Kristof, his "great true love". The figures in this drama are driven into a dynamic which eventually devours them. While trying to lead an honest life with Hanna, Heinrich longs to have sex with the young man. The situation explodes. "Love is beautiful and terrible," it is said, "sweet terror, to be precise." Less importantly about hetero- and homosexuality, "heinrich; hanna; gert" is a dramatic novel dealing with love and fidelity.