Alte Nester: Zwei Bücher Lebensgeschichten

by Wilhelm Raabe

"Alte Nester: Zwei Bücher Lebensgeschichten" by Wilhelm Raabe is a novel written between 1877-1879. Berlin philologist Fritz Langreuter recounts his childhood near the Weser River, where he and four friends built tree nests and dreamed together at Schloss Werden castle. Years later, tragedy, exile, and lost fortunes have scattered the group across continents. When paths finally converge again in their homeland, old bonds are tested and the impossible question emerges: can anyone truly return to the nests of childhood?