book*ish: Scheiblettenkind | Contemporary German Graphic Novel Book Club

Welcome to book*ish, our reading group for contemporary German graphic novels! Practice your German through discussing each book's main themes and the artist's stylistic choices. All are invited, whether you just started learning or are already fluent in the German language. Our fourth book club session features the graphic novel 'Scheiblettenkind' by Eva Müller.

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'White trash', 'ragamuffin', 'peasant' – these are just a few of the slurs that Eva Müller’s protagonist was called by other children when she was younger. Scolding words with which she, who did not come from a privileged background, was ostracised and which were meant to put her in her place.

In this autofictional graphic novel, she tells her own story and the story of her family. In clear, powerful, impressive images of astonishing aesthetic variety, she depicts her grandparents’ rural origins, her parents’ working-class milieu in West Germany, the experience of growing up uneducated and poor, social shame, the stench of deep-frying fat, her cheap clothes with silly patches, her alienation from her origins and finally her emancipation as an artist – and the snake of self-doubt as a constant companion that, regardless of her success, still won’t leave her side.

About the author
Eva Müller is a freelance cartoonist, writer, and artist. She lives and works in Hamburg. Her stories are published internationally, presented in multimedia readings at festivals, cinemas, literature houses, and museums, and have won several awards. She is also an activist and cultural worker, most recently as co-founder of the Comics Union under the umbrella of documenta fifteen.

Purchase Options
Dussmann - Das Kulturkaufhaus
AbeBooks
Amazon

Or borrow a copy from us!
Several copies are available to borrow for free from the Goethe-Institut Chicago. If you are interested, please contact us at: Bastian.Jaeschke.extern@goethe.de or Julia.Hennemann.extern@goethe.de

Free and open to the public, please register in advance and bring photo ID for check-in.