GRAW, Isabelle
Fear and Money – A Novel

In this fictional work by Isabelle Graw, fear indeed eats the soul of the protagonist as she struggles to survive in a world increasingly defined and divided by money, addressing the situation with psychoanalytic depth. Relatable to anyone who recognizes the stream of anxious thoughts along with feelings of isolation and abandonment, the gripping inner monologue in this latest novel from Graw also offers instances of relief, connecting all who feel equally stuck, frayed, and neurotic, and suggesting a collective route through this crisis-shaken world.

Written in the stirring style of an intense inner monologue, Isabelle Graw captures the various manifestations and effects of fear in relation to money or the lack of it. [publishers’ note]

“Isabelle Graw wields a fine-toothed comb, disentangling money and neurosis at the aching heart of a life lived in the art world.”
— Calla Henkel

Translated from the German by Ben Caton.

Published by Sternberg Press, 2025
Design by Studio Markus Weisbeck
Literature