A motley assortment of individuals reject a lavish event for an elderly writer for a wild and hedonistic tour of nocturnal Berlin in this vivid and exhilarating novel from the author of Avalon.
One wild, exhilarating night in Berlin: a brilliant new novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of our time
As a Berlin night draws in around the pristine glass exterior of the Hotel Interconti, a ragtag group of friends, family, and potential lovers find themselves frustrated. By promise or threat, they have all gathered at a lavish celebration of an elderly author’s venerable career. But dinner is delayed, the speeches are a drag and the gang – a young trans teen and her father; an ageing publisher and his flakey date; a dog, a troubled heiress and an Arab Prince – begin to feel the pinch of boredom, hunger and horniness. Together they will make their bid for freedom, and will soon embark on an exhilarating odyssey through the city’s shadow and light. . .
Sophisticated, sexy and exquisitely funny, Sister Europe is the remarkable new novel from one of the most singular, brilliant writers working today: a vivid tale of growing up, growing old and getting down.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241740804
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 269 g
Dimensions: 205 x 136 x 18 mm
Sophisticated and rambunctiously comic, this is a worldly hangout novel of twenty-first century manners - Vogue, Best Books of 2025
Zink’s new novel unleashes a motley crew of characters on an unexpected nocturnal journey through the city, painting a vivid picture of a continent at a critical moment - Financial Times, What to Read in 2025
Sister Europe assembles a motley crew of disconnected dinner party guests to explore a whole society’s hypocrisies. Unsparingly honest on the wealthy ex-pat and the professional artist, this novel feels like a big new swing from a thrilling stylist. - Lit Hub, Best Books of 2025
Nell Zink is a writer of extraordinary talent and range. Her work insistently raises the possibility that the world is larger and stranger than the world you think you know - Jonathan Franzen
A talent that is as rare and strange as a kestrel on Oxford Street - The Sunday Times
Zink is an audacious writer . . . she always creates vibrant, off-kilter worlds for her characters to inhabit - The Times
This is a one-of-a-kind writer - Elle
Zink’s prose is an always fascinating instrument, one as flitting and amorphous as the attention span of her characters . . . Her sentences can stun, perfectly nailing a situation or emotion - The Spectator
Zink has instantly become one of the most unusual, refreshing voices in contemporary fiction. Her work is completely unfettered by genteel literary conventions and replete with robust storytelling . . . - Slate
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