# Event Details - **Event Name**: Riverstone Around the Globe - McCandless Crossing - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: This month, we're discussing The Frog in the Throat by Markus Werner.About this EventNeed to order a copy of the book? You can do so .About the book:A bracing and darkly comic novel about a disgraced priest who finds himself haunted by his dead and disapproving father, this little-known classic of Swiss literature is impossible to forget.In a small town in Switzerland, Franz—ex-clergyman, ex-husband, current counselor of locals at loose ends—is being haunted by his recently deceased father, Klement. In life, Franz was caught cheating on his wife and defrocked, after which Klement never spoke to him again. In death, Klement visits his son in the form of a frog in the throat, choking him, yes, but also giving voice to an old dairy farmer devoted to the old ways, forever railing against his son and the whole modern mess he represents.The same can be said of this novel, in which these two voices clash, harmonize, and ultimately offer up all the mutual recognition and incomprehension that is family life. A miniature tragicomic masterpiece, Markus Werner’s second novel is as bursting with life as a Dickens novel: not only Franz’s high-strung shenanigans and the father’s settled life among the cattle, but the lives of his sister and brother and the land all around.As in all of Werner’s work, the world looks grim (“I sit around, I drink, I brood, I pat myself down for flaws and find many and each evening I say: Starting tomorrow I’m going to get a grip on myself”) but never less than comic—a view captured marvelously in Michael Hofmann’s vivid translation. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mccandless-township/riverstone-around-the-globe-mccandless-crossing/100001982833322845 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: McCandless Township - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: 8850 Covenant Ave - **lat**: 40.5686606 - **long**: -80.0224393 - **full address**: 8850 Covenant Ave, 8850 Covenant Avenue, McCandless Township, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Riverstone Around the Globe - McCandless Crossing - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/d151bbb676dbadcba0a3be788d4fa1a5d7a837e7b9db1dbaebc8302b9abebc42-rimg-w1200-h600-dc5e9377-gmir.jpg?v=1770926767 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Riverstone Around the Globe - McCandless Crossing being held? - **A:** Riverstone Around the Globe - McCandless Crossing takes place on Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm at 8850 Covenant Ave, 8850 Covenant Avenue, McCandless Township, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Riverstone Around the Globe - McCandless Crossing? - **A:** Riverstone Around the Globe - McCandless Crossing is organized by Riverstone Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Riverstone Around the Globe - McCandless Crossing is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in McCandless Township, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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