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Daniel Handler
43 Gründe, warum es AUS ist
Synopsis
Why We Broke Up (published in German as 43 Gründe, warum es AUS ist) is narrated as a single long letter from Min Green, an artsy outsider, to Ed Slaterton, the basketball star she dated and just broke up with. Delivering a box of small objects that trace the relationship's rise and fall — a movie ticket, a bottle cap, a paper napkin — Min explains, item by item, why things ended.
Written by Daniel Handler under his Lemony Snicket pen name and illustrated throughout with paintings of the objects described, the novel captures the intensity, mismatch, and heartbreak of a first serious relationship between two teenagers from very different social worlds.
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Frequently asked questions
Are the films and actors mentioned in the book real?
The movies and performers referenced throughout the narrative are fictional creations invented by the author to reflect the protagonist's specific cinematic interests.
How did the collaboration with Maira Kalman influence the story?
The book originated from the artist's desire to paint small, ordinary objects, which the author then wove into a narrative by imagining them as mementos returned by a heartbroken character.