2001
- date of publication: 23.08.2021
- 384 Pages
- Hanser Berlin
- hardcover
- ISBN 978-3-446-27106-7
- Deutschland: 24,00 €
- Österreich: 24,70 €
- ePUB-Format
- E-Book ISBN 978-3-446-27178-4
- E-Book Deutschland: 17,99 €
It’s the year 2001, and in the valley, everything is as usual. The mountains are rugged, the tourists insatiable, young locals are chasing alcohol and adventure and parents are absent. Nobody has a future here, least of all Julia, who is one of the ‘wasters’ in her secondary school. But she doesn’t care, because for her, only one thing matters: hip-hop and keeping her crew together. Until one day her history teacher forces the whole class to participate in a political experiment, setting off an avalanche of dramatic events.
2001 is a novel about friendship and how world politics invades the lives of young people who have no beliefs – written by one of the most original authors of our time.
“On the surface, Angela Lehner’s second novel may seem like a (highly entertaining!) story about youth and rebellion in the province, but the larger topic is radical change.... a fundamental political-social caesura hovers over everything... Her characterisations and dramaturgy are skilful and as the plot progresses you can hardly break away from the characters, wanting to find out what happens to them next. Not least of all, the story of the anti-heroine Julia Hofer, with her great sense of self-irony, is a great deal of fun. And she needs it to survive in the Austrian province.”
- Jens Uthoff, Taz
“After this sentence at the latest, you won’t be able to put this book down: “The cow is the most beautiful person I’ve ever set eyes on.”
- Peter Pisa, Kurier
“Born in Klagenfurt, Angela Lehner, who won several awards for her first novel, Vater unser (Our Father), has written a sensitive, humorous story of young people who want to escape – but don’t know where to go.”
- Kleine Zeitung
“As in her debut novel Vater Unser (Our Father, 2019), Angela Lehner presents an excellently constructed book here that is highly entertaining without being trite. In doing so, she again uses a memorable narrative style with a clear signature style. Opposing prevailing circumstances, both personally and politically, seems to be the task this fast-paced novel sets for its readers.”
- Johanna Lenhart, Literaturhaus.at

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