THE NIGHT AS BIG AS US

  • Ages 14+
  • Nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize and the Paul Maar Prize for Young Talents in 2022!
  • English sample translation available.
  • Topics: graduation night, secrets, friendship, life plans, coming of age, extreme experience

Five friends on the verge of adulthood – but their graduation night changes everything.

“This is the night we have to die. Devoured by the monster and then reborn.” Suse, Pavlow, Maja, Tolga, and Bo are friends. They’ve been close friends for many years. Now, they are on the brink of adulthood. After this day – and this night – school will finally be over, and real life awaits them. Together, they decide to do everything they have not yet dared to do by the next morning. Each of them has unfinished business and inner monsters to overcome. But things get out of hand. And after their night together, nothing will be the same as before.

 “Compelling from the start, Jäger unfolds a wide arc of suspense with unpredictable developments. (…) Once more Sarah Jäger proves herself to be a precise observer of the relationships between young adults.” German Youth Literature Prize, Jury Comments

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
  • Release: 14.09.2021
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-00574-9
  • 192 Pages
  • Author: Sarah Jäger

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THE NIGHT AS BIG AS US
Sarah Jäger THE NIGHT AS BIG AS US
Anna-Lisa Konrad
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Sarah Jäger

Sarah Jäger lives in the Ruhr area, is a trained theatre pedagogue and works in the field of cultural education. She is always on the lookout for novels and stories that hit the head, heart and stomach. Her novel The Night as Big as Us was nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize and the Paul Maar Prize for Young Talents in 2022.