Operation Wandering Soul
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In the children's ward of a city hospital, a group of seriously ill young patients find comfort in invented stories and games. Two adults take on the role of guardians for them. One is Kraft, a worn-out surgical resident; the other is Espera, a devoted therapist. Their task is to keep the children going using nothing but the power of make-believe. The novel moves between the ward and the wider world, weighing the strain of hospital life against the resilience of imagination. Part social critique and part intimate account of what people need, it asks how a little of childhood's magic might be kept alive a while longer.
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