Striker – Helene Hegemann über Kampfsport und Klassenkampf

In the organizer's words:

Her debut "Axolotl Roadkill" was a sensation; it is now impossible to imagine the German-language literary scene without her. With Striker, Helene Hegemann's new novel is finally being published: a fast-paced and electrifying tale about a present in which the boundaries between conspiracies, class struggle and violence are becoming increasingly blurred. At the center of the story is martial artist N, an existence marked by contrasts: she lives between the problem district and the mansion district, moves between powerlessness and muscle building, knows both the greatest discipline and excessive self-hatred. One morning, she discovers mysterious signs on the wall opposite her apartment. And then a strange woman appears, claiming to be connected to the signs. Who is she? And why does N have the almost unmanageable feeling that she is facing herself at every encounter? Moderated by Maria-Christina Piwowarski

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