Jasper Nicolaisen »Diebesgut«

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Moderation: Katharina Kwittiseeds Schmidt

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After leaving school, Stefan moves to Berlin to start training as a bank clerk, but his plans fall through shortly after his arrival. The landlord doesn't even show up to hand over the keys and the crooked house turns out to be a derelict building that has been deliberately left to decay in order to scare off the last tenants. The only ray of hope is the house community, which sticks together against all odds: Mr. Wischnewski, a gay man with a passion for culture, becomes a father figure for Stefan. Lydia gets her daughter Emmy through with feminist esoteric events, while the lesbian couple Martina and Hans keep everything in good working order - no easy task, as the abandoned apartments are full of creepy remains. In the basement, Martina and Hans dig a tunnel to Stefan's training company, of all places. The burglary is intended to provide the community with enough money to buy the house and prevent the luxury renovation. With the help of a genuine treasure map from a safe deposit box, the rescue plan turns into a weird scavenger hunt across Berlin.

Jasper Nicolaisen (*1979) is an author and systemic therapist. He likes cultural trash and dirt, boxing and other people's complicated problems. His first novel "Ein schönes Kleid" was published by Querverlag in 2016. The novel "Erwachsen" followed in 2019. He lives in Berlin with his husband and children.