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  • Published: 17 November 2011
  • ISBN: 9781448129034
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 26

Dimitroff (Storycuts)



Jochen's resentment towards his father in Germany confuses his American wife.

When Jochen left his father behind in East Germany he carried his resentment with him. This lingering antipathy intrigues and confuses his American wife, Hannah. When a tentative reconciliation is broached and the family travel to Germany, she embarks upon a pilgrimage with the old man. The two wind up on a snowy corner in East Berlin where a final act of rebellion will be staged.

Part of the Storycuts series, this story was previously published in the collection Field Study.

  • Published: 17 November 2011
  • ISBN: 9781448129034
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 26

About the author

Rachel Seiffert

The daughter of an Australian father and a German mother, Rachel Seiffert was born in Oxford and later moved to London. Her novel The Dark Room was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She has also written an acclaimed collection of short stories, Field Study.

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