Jan Bauer is a German illustrator and graphic novelist from Hamburg who travelled 450 km along the river "Lhere pirnte", "The salty river" , through the Australian hot scorching desert. The objective, soulsearching and self finding after a difficult separation back home. But... in the hot desert he meets French wanderer Morgane and the two fall in love.Bauer's debuet graphic novel has received outstanding positive reviews in the German press and he was invited to introduce his work at the Melbourne and Brisbane writers festivals.Pulished in German and English, '"The salty river" is available here in Melbourne at the Reading Book Shop. '
