This edition has been translated with the financial assistance of Pro Helvetia, the Arts Council of Switzerland

First published in German as Léon und Louise by Alex Capus
© 2011 Carl Hanser Verlag München

First published in Great Britain in 2012 by
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Translation copyright © 2011 John Brownjohn

ebook ISBN 978 1 907822 61 2

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