Königliche Hoheit: Roman

The novel follows a young prince whose awkward public role in a small dynastic court exposes tensions between ceremonial duty and private feeling. Scenes of daily protocol, family tradition, and public spectacle illuminate changes in court life and popular opinion as modern conveniences and fiscal restraint reshape old hierarchies. The narrative chronicles his constrained movements among military figures, officials, and townspeople, and traces how ritual, gossip, and succession customs shape identity and expectation. Through precise scene-setting and ironic observation, the work probes themes of authority, loneliness, and the uneasy adjustment of monarchy to contemporary social realities.