Steffen Brinkmann

Farah and her older sister Alima lie closely huddled in their small bed. They try to get their minds off an unknown looming thread – a rumor even the other kids in school talk about. As night falls the shadows grow bigger and darker and every noise becomes incredibly loud and threatening. In the middle of the night there is a knock on the front door. And the small family didn’t expect any visitors.

The fate of the Khazar people, as it is told by their conquerors – loosely based on “Dictionary of the Khazars” by Milorad Pavic.