Gorelik:Mehr Schwarz als Lila

A gripping young adult novel about memory culture and being different. Alex, 17 years old, prefers to wear black rather than purple. The best part of her life is her friendship with Paul and Ratte – the three challenge each other and are inseparable. But their world begins to shake. This is also due to the arrival of the young, charismatic trainee teacher Johnny Spitzing. He organizes a class trip to Poland. And at the most inappropriate place in the world, Auschwitz, Alex kisses Paul. Someone takes a photo of them, the image circulates online, and suddenly everyone is talking about Alex.

With notes and an afterword by Annette Kliewer.

Originally published by Rowohlt.

“The others drifted. They drifted further and with full fervor too far. There was something in us, it was like going to a cliff, very close to the abyss, but not jumping.” (From More Black than Purple).