Paul Isselstein

A new technological innovation makes it possible to translate birdsong into human language. This severely disrupts the general atmosphere of well-being within the carefully maintained park: It turns out that the birds are uttering hateful, violence-glorifying remarks, that they are mean, devious creatures.

Dying is usually a straightforward matter. Unless the will contains formal errors. In that case, the Institute for Short-Term Resuscitation for the Resolution of Unresolved Inheritance Matters steps in to resolve unsettled claims. But when spokesperson Dr. Kopalski’s sister suddenly finds herself in the chair, he has to decide: the institute or his sister? Life or death?

A new technological innovation makes it possible to translate birdsong into human language. This severely disrupts the general atmosphere of well-being within the carefully maintained park: It turns out that the birds are uttering hateful, violence-glorifying remarks, that they are mean, devious creatures.