"Non, je ne regrette rien" could be the motto of our antihero's life. From his prison cell, awaiting his execution, he tells the story of his life and what got him here:
Already as a child, he finds himself drawn to the law: He puts his grandmother on trial in his living room for terrorizing the whole family – and, in her absence, sentences her to death. No appeal is possible but the execution of the sentence is postponed until further notice. It soon becomes clear that studying law in peaceful Freiburg probably isn’t a good fit for someone of this character. Unable to stop himself from interfering in the law here either, he soon takes it into his own hands.
Simon Urban is one of the great, bold storytelling talents of his generation. In his new novel he unleashes the rousing story of a brilliant outsider who turns into a dark avenger – after setting out on a global research trip to learn about injustice and justice in the world ...
Wie alles begann und wer dabei umkam is a scathing social analysis and brilliant literary examination of the rules that govern all of our lives. When are objections to the law justified – and when does our own sense of injustice rise to the level of crazy vigilante justice?
"The author Simon Urban combines an astute analysis of society with grotesque humor that does not make reading boring for a single second." — ZDF Aspekte
