Overheard.by Barta, Barta, New 9780299351540 Fast Free Shipping**

Name: Overheard.by Barta, Barta, New 9780299351540 Fast Free Shipping**
Brand: University of Wisconsin Press

University of Wisconsin Press

OverheardAuthor(s): Dominik Barta, Gary Schmidt\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Wisconsin Press, United States\nImprint: University of Wisconsin Press\nISBN-13: 9780299351540, 978-0299351540\nSynopsis\nIn his early thirties, Kurt Endlicher has finally settled down, with a steady job as a teacher and a small flat to call his own. But the walls are thin, and he and his neighbors can overhear every cough, footstep, and toilet flush. Initially annoyed by the intimacy, he gradually learns to appreciate the value of community and discovers the key to his own happiness.\n\nOverheard is set in Vienna in the mid-2010s, a time of significant social change and political conflict, with tens of thousands of Middle Eastern refugees arriving and protests taking place over a cafs expulsion of two women who greeted each other with a kiss. Kurt is gay, but his best friend is not. He has a soft spot for the citys newcomers as well as its longtime residents. Hes a sympathetic listener, lead.