Frank Goosen reads from 'Lovely Rita'

Frank Goosen reads from his new novel "Lovely Rita" – a humorous and heartwarming homage to the neighborhood pub as a dying habitat. In the "Haus Himmelreich," the fates of eccentric regulars intersect: from the captain and the artful bartender Gisela to the countess who lives in old songs. At the center are the landlady Rita Urbaniak, known as Lovely Rita, who had other plans, and her sister Chris, who is restlessly searching for happiness. Goosen tells of the small absurdities of pub life – such as the question of why the foam on a pilsner is called a "Blume" (flower), but the glass is called a "Tulpe" (tulip). A novel about community, transience, and the magic of encounters.