Berger, son of the failed poet l.b. Berger, is in the grips of an obsession. The gursky family with its colourful bootlegging history, its bizarre connections with the north and the inuit, and its wildly eccentric relati...Berger, son of the failed poet l.b. Berger, is in the grips of an obsession. The gursky family with its colourful bootlegging history, its bizarre connections with the north and the inuit, and its wildly eccentric relations, both fascinates and infuriates him.