Jean Philippe Kindler

Jean-Philippe Kindler finally publishes his debut novel! In Here is the Beginning and the End is There , he tells of loss, responsibility and the search for closeness in a torn society with great intensity and a clear view.

Three days before the 2029 general election, Jonas loses his father. While he struggles with his grief and tries to explain his grandfather's death to his young son, Estelle fights for political influence in the team of top candidate Sandra Terzinger-Köhn - and against the coldness in the Bundestag. Even a neo-Nazi attack on peaceful demonstrators is hardly worth mentioning there. Jonas and Estelle, however, share a fragile relationship - intense when they see each other, almost wordless in between. In a world that is becoming increasingly cold and harsh, they both search for support - and ask themselves: What if I need you?

Jean-Philippe Kindler, born in Duisburg, is a satirist and political thought leader. Kindler has received many awards for his stage programs, including the Prix Pantheon and the German Cabaret Prize. He is co-founder of the left-wing podcast collective Studio Rot and works as a consultant for Die Linke. His Spiegel bestseller Scheiß auf Selflove, gib mir Klassenkampf was published in 2023. Jean-Philippe Kindler lives in Hamburg.