"Bonjour Berlin" von Oscar Coop-Phane erzählt von drei jungen Männern in Berlin, die die Stadt intensiv erleben. Der Roman vereint Themen wie Techno, Drogen und psychologische Tiefe und reflektiert den Weltschmerz einer Generation, die nach mehr als materiellen Interessen strebt. Coop-Phane schafft eine bleibende Atmosphäre.
Berlin. A city where nightclubs stay open from Fridaynight til Monday morning. A city with an underbelly as dark and addictive asthe 24-hour drugs, drinking, dancing and sex in filthy toilets that it servesup. Three young men, from different backgrounds, meet here by chance,struggling to find a future and to escape from the past. Tobias was violated asa child and tossed from one city to another by separated parents. Now he's gotAIDS and can find only fleeting happiness with a new lover. Armand fled fromhis middle-class family home to live as a painter and set up house with ahigh-school sweetheart. Tugged between expectations, desire andresponsibilities, he flees to give release his artistic soul. But at what cost?Franz was raised in a good, wealthy German family and believed he was capableof achieving anything he wanted. A job in a nightclub leads him into the Berlinunderworld, where his life takes an unexpected turn and he is threatened withruin. Berlin promises both escape and salvation for these three young men, in astunning coming-of-age story by award-winning author Oscar Coop-Phane. Withgrace and affection, he depicts a cast of flawed characters whose lives spiraldownwards, their lifestyles drawing them into a grimy abyss that threatens toeclipse them. A literary masterpiece, Tomorrow,Berlin is a compelling ode to youth and desire, and a stark reminder thatescape can only ever be an illusion.
The narrative follows Nanou, a street prostitute, as she recounts her day filled with hardship and fleeting connections. Her experiences reveal a vivid portrayal of her clients, who are portrayed as deeply human yet defeated individuals seeking comfort in her presence. Through this lens, the author, Oscar Coop-Phane, crafts a poignant exploration of loneliness and despair, punctuated by moments of unexpected tenderness and kindness. The book offers a raw and moving insight into a world often overlooked, highlighting the complex emotions that define human relationships.
"Je suis une pute de rue. Pas une call-girl ou quelque chose comme ça ; non, une vraie pute de trottoir, à talons hauts et cigarettes mentholées". Elle est directe, Nanou, pas le genre à faire des manières, non, pas le genre à se voiler la face, à se faire des illusions sur sa vie ou sur celle de ses clients. Elle est juste là pour donner un peu d'amour, et eux sont là pour en recevoir. Dominique, Emmanuel, Victor, Luc, Jipé ou Robert, ils ne demandent que ça, un peu de tendresse, histoire de se fuir un instant, histoire de vivre un peu. Une galerie de portraits attachants, sincères, de petites gens aux prises avec un monde trop grand pour eux. Et elle est belle jusque dans ses faiblesses, cette humanité-là.