Suitable: lower intermediate (B1+) should follow
confidently, adventurous beginners (A2) will be able to follow with a good
dictonary
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Maik Klingenberg is about to spend the summer holidays in
his parents’ villa by himself while his mother has yet another stint in rehab
and his father is going on a business trip with his young assistant. He is
looking forward to weeks of lazing by his parents’ pool and endless pizza
deliveries until his classmate Tschick (real name Andrej Tschichatschow), a
Russian late repatriate turns up in a stolen car.
He convinces quiet and shy Maik to take a road trip to
Wallachia*. They take to the Autobahn and criss-cross provincial Germany trying
to evade the police and concerned citizens.
Tschick was released in 2010 and has all it takes for a
modern classic. Herrndorf’s novel is everything at once: thought-provoking,
relatable, heart-breaking and immense fun. German learners will appreciate the
straightforward prose that is a perfect insight into youth slang without ever
being patronising.
Readers of a delicate disposition are advised that this book
contains swearing. Lots of it.
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