Product Description
Sister Europe
Author: Nell Zink
Format: Paperback
'Sister Europe is so ambitious and ethically interested that it makes it clear that Zink is one of our most important contemporary writers.' — Guardian
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.
'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
'To stay out late in Zink's world, loitering, is a pleasure. Her voice is cool and fastidious, but she has a screwball quality - a comic sensibility rooted in pain.' — New York Times
'An extraordinary talent... Zink is in the company of not only Jonathan Franzen, but also Donna Tartt, Philip Roth and Tom Wolfe' — Daily Telegraph
'A novel that fizzes with repartee and off-kilter cleverness' — Daily Mail
About the Author
Nell Zink is the author of six acclaimed novels including her debut, The Wallcreeper, described by the Sunday Times as a ‘a slim, strange masterpiece’, the National Book Award-longlisted Mislaid, a New York Times Book of the Year Doxology, and, most recently, Avalon. She has been praised by Jonathan Franzen as ‘a writer of extraordinary talent and range’. She had previously worked as a secretary, with stints in masonry, technical writing, and translating. Her other writing has appeared in n+1, Granta, and Harper’s Magazine. She lives in Berlin.
For custom orders and quotes: shop@schoolspace.co.za
© 2026 Schoolspace. This product description is the exclusive intellectual property of the publisher, protected under copyright law. Unauthorized use, adaption, or copying is strictly prohibited.
