Punk as the prototype of youthful rebellion against stifling society. A novel that vibrates in your hands as you read it. Eisenwerda, 1982. Jo is fourteen, about to undergo her secular coming-of-age ceremony, her terribly conservative skirt is already laid out. Then she comes across a photo of a young Londoner that electrifies her: leather jacket, ripped tights, messy hair. Suddenly, everything makes sense to Jo. She dyes her hair bright green—from now on, she's a punk. She starts a band, falls in love with Ratte, who plays the drums at lightning speed, and spends her nights pogoing in the compressed air shed. But the authorities feel threatened by this freedom. Soon, Jo comes under the scrutiny of the Stasi. Harassment, arrests, and violence ensue... With a snotty sound and powerful imagery, 'Mauerpogo' tells a story of friendship, anger, and rebellion. A story with the force of a punk chord.