Literary Fiction
October 2010
Schatten im Apfel
by Tatin Giannaro
An adventure of life in New York City, with a love story and historical events. The story follows a foreign graduate student at Columbia University right after the turn of the millennium. She experiences the vibrant world of Manhattan, the fight for housing and jobs, and the attacks of September 11, 2001. Why “Shadow in the Apple” is important: A story about the fights and challenges of a new life in a foreign country. A detailed and authentic description of life in New York in the years 2000-2002 and a historical account of being a foreigner during and after the September 11, 2001 attacks. About the book: A dream comes true: Katris goes to New York. She just needs to find an apartment before her MBA-program at Columbia University starts. She has 14 days. The intense study program starts. America is different from what she expected. Katris feels like living in a movie. When she finally gets housing from the University, she feels more than happy. While she is searching for the man with the green eyes she met years before in the city, suddenly her roommate tries to drive her out of the apartment. The University administration is watching, then takes sides – with the roommate. Katris’ dream turns into a fight against intrigues, the University, and the danger in her hard-won apartment. Nobody suspects the bigger danger approaching New York on a sunny September morning.
