Winner of the Aspekte Literature Prize for Best Debut Novel
Finalist for the German Book Award
We’ve all got two families: the one we’re born with, and the one we choose ourselves.
Heiko hasn’t finished high school. His father is...
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Современная русская и зарубежная проза, Юмористическая проза
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Contains strong language and scenes that might be considered...
(c) Christopher Evans 1980, 1997
This story first appeared in Extro Vol. 2, No. 3, 1980. This version slightly revised from the...