zwischen/miete nrw mit Mascha Unterlehberg

Jara stands on the old railroad bridge over the Ruhr and stares into the deep dark water. Anto, who was just sitting next to her, has jumped into the river and hasn't resurfaced. The only thing Jara can see from up here is the baseball bat they smashed a car window with that night and which now refuses to sink.
When Jara meets Anto for the first time, she may be the worst player on the soccer pitch, but she is still by far the bravest. The two become friends and it soon becomes clear that their sisterhood is above all else - they share lip gloss, cherry cola and violent fantasies. A new plan every evening, they have everything in view and everything under control. Until, little by little, their control slips away. And now the question remains: what to do with all the anger?
In her debut novel, Mascha Unterlehberg paints a captivating and powerful portrait of a tender friendship that has to assert itself against external pressure and the constant threat of violence - until it's time to fight back.

Mascha Unterlehberg, born in Mülheim an der Ruhr, studied literature and art history in Freiburg and Paris as well as at the German Literature Institute in Leipzig. She has worked in theaters in Germany and Switzerland, was a finalist in the 27th open mike and took part in the literature course in Klagenfurt and the KOELNER SCHMIEDE with "Wenn wir lächeln" 2023.

zwischen/miete nrw brings literature into your living room!
We organize readings in shared flats and young authors present fresh texts on your couch. Afterwards, there's room for a cozy chat about today's stories. Do YOU know a shared flat where the winds of contemporary literature are blowing? Write to us - at info@zwischenmiete.nrw. On the road in Bonn / Cologne / Düsseldorf / Münster / Detmold.

zwischen/miete nrw is a series of events organized by Literaturhaus Bonn and Tilman Strasser, together with Literaturhaus Köln, Literaturbüro NRW, Burg Hülshoff - Center for Literature and Literaturbüro Ostwestfalen-Lippe.