Die Haarteppichknüpfer

About “Die Haarteppichknüpfer”

For centuries, the carpet weavers have created carpets for the emperor—carpets made from the hair of their wives and daughters. Producing a single carpet takes a lifetime, and the earnings support one generation of their family. This has always been the way. But one day, a spaceship appears in the world's orbit and lands, seeking to uncover the mystery of the remarkable hair carpets—a mystery that defies imagination. This is the premise of a 1995 novel by Andreas Eschbach.