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Land of lies

أرض الأكاذيب

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A totalitarian state, a gunshot, a woman on the run. Everyone thinks they know who the fugitive Mattia is, but what version of herself will she return?

Surveillance and control are the source of their power; Reality is just a representation.

Mattia lives under a dictatorship, in the heart of Europe: an omnipresent chancellor, media disinformation, and an overwhelming desire for a united people all shape daily life in Austria. As a soldier, the young woman learned how to deal with this system - quietly, to go along with it. Until the day of her bachelorette party came. A bullet rang out,So she killed her friend. Mattia fled, carrying with her only her will to survive and a mountain of trauma. I became lonely. For the first time, her decisions had real value. Blood was spilled. When they thought she was resistance fighter Ina Matousek, who was being hunted by the entire country, her world completely collapsed. Who is she really? Where do you belong?

Vigilance is a civic duty, so who will be on your side in the end?Matia left her old life a few meters away when she realized that becoming an illegal immigrant, shunned from her homeland, was easier than she feared. But surviving as an invisible being is difficult. When she was in the militia, she learned: act, be strong, don't complain. Its motto: “Fear is nothing but an invitation to focus; those who surrender to it are of no value!” From a government employee's remote weekend home to the arms of her grandmother: As Matia tries to find a place to hide, she stumbles upon fragments of her family's history.She follows her, and contacts a resistance group. In their secluded hideout, she meets not only the charismatic Tom, but also the visionaries of the green socialist movement. Caught between emerging feelings, cautious trust, solidarity, pressing doubts, and hesitant boldness, she must redirect her compass. Who will you be with when things get tough?

Land of lies

Bibliographic Data

Author
PublisherHaymon verlagWebsite
Publisher Addresstamerl@haymonverlag.a
CountryAustria
Published2026
LanguageGerman (DE)
Pages388 pages
EditionThe first
Dimensions ‎ 6.3 x 1.4 x 9.3 inches
ISBN978-3-7099-7993-8
Translation
Not Translated

About Gudrun Lerschbaum

Gudrun Liersbaum grew up in Vienna, Paris, and Düsseldorf, and has worked in a variety of jobs, including hanging posters, studying philosophy, and designing greeting cards. After graduating with a degree in architecture from the Vienna University of Technology, she worked as a freelance architect and artist.

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