The Guardian Australia
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German award-winning novel loses spark in English translation despite strong sales
Martina Hefter's "Hey, Good Morning, How Are You?" won Germany's most prestigious fiction award in 2024 and sold 80,000 copies, but the English translation falls flat. The novel follows Juno, a ballet dancer who baits romance scammers online and befriends a Nigerian man, yet lacks genuine intimacy. Critics say Hefter overexplains rather than develops her characters' depths and contradictions.
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