Awarded the debut prize of lit. COLOGNE 'An absolutely stunning debut.' Clemens Setz, FAS 'A fine novel, a funny novel that, just when you think you've understood everything, completely changes direction.' Süddeutsche Zeitung Summer 2011. Klapper is sixteen and has spent the summer holidays alone in front of his computer. On his first day of school, Bär suddenly walks into his class and sits next to him. Tall, strong, and completely unaffected by social norms, she's the only one who doesn't treat Klapper, the pale nerd with long hair and creaking joints, like an outsider. And just like him, she loves gaming. Klapper increasingly realizes that he feels invulnerable in Bär's presence. But as his feelings grow, just like their friendship, they head toward the day that changes everything. Lemon iced tea, Counter-Strike, Kollegah punchlines - KLAPPER tells of friendship, loss, toxic masculinity, and the exhausting nature of growing up between online and offline realities. A haunting, captivating, and loving story about a life-changing encounter. 'Kurt Prödel's captivating debut novel tells of that very special time in which we search for ourselves, only to find the world instead. And suddenly someone is dead and childhood is over – and the fact that you still have to laugh on every page is, of course, also quite awesome.' Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre New goods