Paradies der Ungeheuer

Finally - the first of all Malaussène novels in a new translation. By profession, Benjamin Malaussène is a scapegoat, but he is also a big brother and provider for numerous half-siblings. The whole family lives in an old shop in the colorful Parisian neighborhood of Belleville. There are no fathers, and Maman is constantly off on romantic adventures. Benjamin works in a large Parisian department store in the complaints department, taking the blame for all the mishaps. But now they want to pin even more on him: a series of mysterious bomb explosions in the department store, with victims always found near him. However, the investigations by Inspector Coudrier lead in a different direction. Benjamin could breathe a sigh of relief if only things at home with his siblings weren't always going wrong: Jeremy successfully builds a bomb at school, Louna is having twins, and Julius the dog...