Larissa Boehning was born in Berlin in 1971. Her debut collection, Swallow Summer, published in 2003, received critical acclaim firmly establishing her as one to watch. Critics were amazed by the way her virtuoso literary abilities allowed her to make the small disasters that occur in everyday life appear continually interesting and relevant. Boehning is able to capture the absurdity of the fixed situation avoiding banality. Her fascinating characters are depicted in a marvellously rhythmic prose.