COMING SOON
Fünf, sechs, sieben, acht
Roman
256 pages
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Der Takt des Lebens
Ewald Arenz
FÜNF, SECHS, SIEBEN, ACHT / FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT
A Novel, ca. 256 pages, Spring 2026
English sample available soon
The new major novel by SPIEGEL bestselling author Ewald Arenz – with more than 2 million copies in sold
A novel no one can ignore – just like love, loss, and ageing
No one writes about the light and shadow of life quite like Ewald Arenz: with tenderness, passion, and wisdom
The Rhythm of Life
Anton, sixty years old, is a tap dancer. Yes, he’s no longer as quick as he once was, but with his experience and expressive power he still – for now – outdances them all. So who could possibly challenge him for the position of choreographer at a theatre?
But the new artistic director sees things differently – and hires, of all people, Emma, Anton’s daughter. Anton feels hurt, angry, sad, and at the same time proud of his daughter. But he can’t show her any of it. The rejection brings something to the surface that he can no longer push aside: the feeling of growing older. Suddenly he senses his own
finiteness and asks himself whether he has lived his life the right way.
A question that leads him back to thoughts of a great love from long ago. Jo had simply vanished without a trace. Would he have lived a better life with her?
It is Emma who picks up Jo’s trail. With her, he travels to Ireland. Old conflicts between father and daughter resurface. For Anton, it becomes a journey back to himself, and he understands: nothing is over until it’s over. Until then, life is meant to be lived.
FÜNF, SECHS, SIEBEN, ACHT / FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT
A Novel, ca. 256 pages, Spring 2026
English sample available soon
The new major novel by SPIEGEL bestselling author Ewald Arenz – with more than 2 million copies in sold
A novel no one can ignore – just like love, loss, and ageing
No one writes about the light and shadow of life quite like Ewald Arenz: with tenderness, passion, and wisdom
The Rhythm of Life
Anton, sixty years old, is a tap dancer. Yes, he’s no longer as quick as he once was, but with his experience and expressive power he still – for now – outdances them all. So who could possibly challenge him for the position of choreographer at a theatre?
But the new artistic director sees things differently – and hires, of all people, Emma, Anton’s daughter. Anton feels hurt, angry, sad, and at the same time proud of his daughter. But he can’t show her any of it. The rejection brings something to the surface that he can no longer push aside: the feeling of growing older. Suddenly he senses his own
finiteness and asks himself whether he has lived his life the right way.
A question that leads him back to thoughts of a great love from long ago. Jo had simply vanished without a trace. Would he have lived a better life with her?
It is Emma who picks up Jo’s trail. With her, he travels to Ireland. Old conflicts between father and daughter resurface. For Anton, it becomes a journey back to himself, and he understands: nothing is over until it’s over. Until then, life is meant to be lived.
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Ewald Arenz
Ewald Arenz, born in Nürnberg in 1965, studied English and American literature and history. He is a teacher at a secondary school in Nürnberg. His...
Ewald Arenz, born in Nürnberg in 1965, studied English and American literature and history. He is a teacher at a secondary school in Nürnberg. His novels and plays have received many awards. The author lives near Fürth with his family.