Christian Huber – Solange ein Streichholz brennt

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Christian Huber: As long as a match burns - Readings 2026
"I can't write anything more honest," says Christian Huber about his new novel. After his book "Man vergisst nicht, wie man schwimmt" was on the bestseller lists for months, "Solange ein Streichholz brennt" is now being published. A story about guilt and forgiveness, about escape and love and about the power of a single moment that can tell as much as a whole life. Christian Huber goes on a reading tour.
As long as a match burns
Does someone who has no chance in life have a chance at love? Bohm owns next to nothing. An old rucksack. Carved wooden mice. A letter he doesn't want to open. He struggles through the days and nights with his dog Fox. The young television journalist Alina is stuck. In her job and in fear of failing. Her last chance is a report on life on the street. Alina finds Bohm. Suddenly there is something between them. Something that can't be. And a secret that forces its way into the light.