Whenever old Selma sees the strange okapi animal in her dreams, within 24 hours someone dies in her village. But Maryana Leki’s book is not about death, but about love, although it is invariably difficult: Selma’s granddaughter loves a Buddhist monk who lives thousands of kilometers from her village, and an elderly neighbor has loved Selma for decades, but does not find the courage to confess to her... This is surprising With her tender, touching work, Mariana Leki proved that her voice is one of the most powerful and unique in modern German prose. The novel remained on the bestseller list of Der Spiegel magazine for a long time. Its film adaptation is currently being prepared.