Herman Koch entered the top ten most read writers in Europe; his novel “The Dinner” was translated into thirty-seven languages, sold one and a half million copies and was filmed in his native Holland, and the Hollywood adaptation will become the directorial debut of Cate Blanchett. Koch described “The Star of Odessa” with mocking laconicism as follows: “This is a novel about a father who befriends a gangster to impress his teenage son." So, meet Fred Morman. He's in his late fifties and dreams of a black Jeep Cherokee and new friends. But his life began to sparkle with bright colors after he restored his friendship with his old school friend Max. Max is always ready to help - not always legally, often unsolicited, but invariably successfully...