LAKE COMA

  • A fun and exciting chase for fame and fortune.
  • Filled with secrets, ambition, and a dash of romance.

A woman who knows what she wants – but not how to get it. A wonderfully funny novel about fame, money, and George Clooney.

Elena Barone, a famous paparazza, is determined to prove herself – especially to men. She aims to capture the ultimate, incredible, scandalous photo of George Clooney: the star in his private life, at his villa on Lake Como, with his mysterious affair that everyone is whispering about!
So Elena heads to Lake Como, checks in, and starts spying to get close to Clooney. It is tougher than she thought. Elena tries everything, with the help of several odd men and eventually her glamorous mother from Milan. No wonder things around the lake soon become wilder than in Hollywood Hills. Will Elena manage to get into Clooney’s villa and snap the photo that will secure her future?

A very funny, satirical novel about the eternal chase for money and fame, the nature of men and women, and the romantic tensions that ensue – all set against a stunning southern Alpine backdrop, with George Clooney himself as an elusive star.

"Offbeat, politically incorrect, and uproariously funny." Der Tagesspiegel on Anarchoshnitzel schrieen sie

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Berlin
  • Release: 13.05.2025
  • ISBN: 978-3-7371-0207-0
  • 320 Pages
  • Author: Oliver Maria Schmitt

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Oliver Maria Schmitt

Oliver Maria Schmitt , born in 1966, is a novelist and journalist. He has published two novels, several reports, and co-edited the successful satirical Titanic volumes. He writes travel reports for Die Zeit and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . His reporting has earned him multiple awards, including the Henri Nannen Prize. Oliver Maria Schmitt lives in Frankfurt am Main.