Love of the crows

The mother crow is a German term describing a harsh mother who neglects her children and does not include them in her care. But the child "Peter Vavertsenk" loves this mother and searches for her throughout his life and makes excuses for her. The author filled the pages of his novel with his personal story, which consists of flashes of thoughts, memories, reflections, and hopes. The writer admitted in a newspaper interview that he spent years struggling with himself until he decided to write his autobiography. He spent years revisiting all the places he had lived in again, which caused him a lot of pain, meaning he had to live through this pain twice. This novel won the Ingborgh Bachmann Prize in 2010. It is an important award among several awards and events included in a major German literature festival held annually in Klagenfurt, Austria, and this city is the birthplace of the Austrian poetess Ingborgh Bachmann.