Liebe Rock

Timm is eighteen, a school dropout, and wants to reach for the stars. As a first step, he moves out of his home and in with the waitress Rock. There, he not only befriends her dog but also confronts roommate Marc. Seeing him as a rival for Rock's affection, Timm sabotages him wherever he can and incorporates parts of Marc's unfinished dissertation into his dubious cut-up novel. Completely clueless, Timm has set his mind on becoming a writer. His father puts all his money and resources into making that happen. Despite his grand ambitions, Timm's absurd debut initially flops with critics, but then things seem to take a turn. The new, outrageous novel by Tom Zürcher, who was nominated for the German Book Prize in 2019 with "Mobbing Dick." A likable fraud and his troubles: How to write a bestseller while continually messing up your life.