Beschreibung:
Aglaja Veteranyi was born in Bucharest to a family of circus artists who toured Europe relentlessly until they finally settled in Switzerland. An actress, performer, and artist as well as a writer, she only published one novel Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta during her lifetime, though other books have appeared posthumously. She committed suicide in 2002.
Largely autobiographical, Why the Child Is Cooking in the Polenta incorporates Aglaja Veteranyi's own experiences as a circus child, refugee, and wanderer . . .