Lukas Zbinden leans on the arm of Kazim, as they walk slowly down the stairway towards the door of his old people`s home. Step by step, the irrepressible Lukas recounts the life he shared with his wife Emilie & his son. She loved to walk in the countryside; he loved towns & meeting strangers. Different in so many ways, what was the secret of their life-long love? & why is it now so hard for him to talk to his son? Gradually we get to know a man with a twinkle in his eye & learn the captivating story of this man, his late wife, their son & the many people he has met along the way. Zbinden`s Progress is heart-rending, heart-warming & hilarious. --- Winner of the Bern Literature Prize 2010