Ages 14+
"I need a car, I need money, I need sleep. What I have is a hat, another 5 days of summer holiday and Edda’s drill."
Home for Grünhorn is a high-rise block on the outskirts of the city. Since just recently, he is in love with the red-haired Jackie from the rich part of town. Then suddenly the world turns upside down: Zöllner strangles his wife during an argument. The 21 year old Edda is stalking Grünhorn. Mauser enters into the fray with Kondor. A Native American Indian turns up. And at the Festival on the border there is a biblical storm brewing - is this what growing up is really supposed to feel like?
Nils Mohl tells a fast-paced and unconventional tale of the adventure of being 17. A novel as harsh as a Larry Clark film and as tender as a Radiohead song. An ambitiously constructed story about the desire for love, friendship, happiness and redemption.
