The Frog in the Throat, Markus Werner, tr. Michael Hoffman

A fun version of the unlikable male complaint novel — here bifurcated into twin monologues, the frustrations of a middle-aged, disgraced politician and his annoyed farmer father. Absorbing and amusing, and the two voices are wonderfully distinct (credit to Michael Hoffman, who is a terrific translator) and contrast in interesting ways. The ending disappointed me somewhat, in that it just sort of…ended. But overall, an entertaining read.