The Fan Is Still On: A Study in Domestic Quiet and the Persistence of Small Sounds

In the hushed aftermath of early winter, an unnamed narrator navigates the thresholds of a solitary house, where every creak, hum, and absent drip becomes a meditation on memory, ritual, and the fragile architecture of silence. Through meticulous observation of ordinary objects—a kitchen fan that refuses to stop, a leaking faucet with its own erratic rhythm, floorboards that groan under deliberate weight—the protagonist confronts fragmented recollections triggered by sound, revealing an inner world shaped by aversion to noise, compulsion for cleanliness, and the weight of unspoken histories. This introspective literary novel explores the psychology of isolation, the unreliability of memory, and the subtle violence of disruption in everyday life, blending stream-of-consciousness prose with precise sensory detail to create a haunting portrait of stillness interrupted.

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Erscheinungsdatum

E-Book: 4. November 2025