Russian-born Alina Brosky, whose "Hottest Dishes of the Tartar
Cuisine "was named a Best Book of the Year by "Publishers Weekly
"and a Favorite Read of the Year by both "The Huffington Post "and
"The Wall Street Journal, "returns with a startling new novel about
the difficult work of self-acceptance.
After an encounter with a dog in which he was worsted,
seventeen-year-old Marek begins attending a support group for young
people with physical disabilities, which he dubs "the cripple
group," led by an eccentric older man known as The Guru. Marek is
dismissive of the other members of the support group, seeing little
connection between their misfortunes and his own. The one exception
to this is Janne, the beautiful young and wheelchair-bound woman
with whom he has fallen in love. When a family cirsis forces Marek
to face his demons, group or no group, he is in dire need of
support. But the distance he has put between himself and The Guru's
misshapen acolytes may well be too great to bridge.
An atmospheric evocation of modern Berlin, a vivid portrait of
youth under pressure, and a moving story about learning to love
oneself and others, "Just Call Me a Superhero "is destined to
consolidate Alina Bronsky's reputation as one of Europe's most
wryly entertaining and stylish authors.
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