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A multilayered and rhythmic debut novel about her life as a Black German woman living in Berlin and New York during the chaos of the 2016 U.S. presidential election from playwright Olivia Wenzel.A young woman attends a play about the fall of the Berlin Wall - and realizes she is the only Black person in the audience.She and her boyfriend are hanging out by a lake outside Berlin - and four neo-Nazis show up.In New York, she is having sex with a stranger on the night of the 2016 presidential election - and wakes up to panicked texts from her friends in Germany about Donald Trump's unlikely victory.Engaging in a witty Q&A with herself - or is it her alter ego? - she takes stock of our rapidly changing times, sometimes angry, sometimes amused, sometimes afraid, and always passionate.
About the Author
Olivia Wenzel was born in Weimar, Germany, and now lives in Berlin. Her dramatic works have been staged in Munich, Hamburg, and Berlin. Wenzel also works as a musician and a performer. In 2022, she will lead a series of multidisciplinary workshops for young adults of color at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin.
