All texts by the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize winner Sharon Dodua Otoo now available in one volume
The jury judged Herr Gröttrup setzt sich hin to be 'a cool text' when the author won the Bachmann Prize in 2016 with the first story she wrote in German. Four years later, Otoo herself held the opening speech: 'Should Black Flowers Be Allowed to Paint?' Her mix of polemic and humour, social criticism and empathy once again caused a furore. This new book brings both texts together with a further, previously unpublished text - an imaginary trip to Klagenfurt with her parents.
Otoo is the charismatic spokesperson of a new generation: Black, confident, feminist. Adas Raum, the author's first novel, was a sparking debut. Her storytelling shows that 'Our world can be shaken at any time', Sandra Kegel said when Otoo won the Bachmann Prize.
