It is a novel about digital communication, self-realization and art. Martina Hefter's "Hey good morning, how are you?" is on the shortlist for the German Book Prize, which will be awarded on October 14. The 59-year-old author lives in Leipzig and the novel has autofictional traits.
Hefter - who is also a poet and performer - has created an artistic work that is as contemporary as it is poetic. It tells the story of Juno, an artist in her mid-fifties who lives in Leipzig with her seriously ill husband Jupiter, a writer. Jupiter has multiple sclerosis and cannot leave the apartment without Juno's help.
