Just Call Me Superhero

Description

His face disfigured after being attacked by a dog, 17-year-old Marek has a lot to come to terms with. Tricked into attending a support group for teens with disabilities, he is rude and dismissive to the other members, with one exception. 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 authors.

The Daily Beast calls Alina Bonsky "an exciting new voice in the literary world." She has been hailed as a literary wunderkid whose writing style the Financial Times describes as "potent and vital." Bronsky is the author of Broken Glass Park--"the most astonishing debut in years"--and The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine, which was named a Publishers Weekly's Best Book of the Years. Just Call Me Superhero is her third novel. She lives in Berlin.

Praise for Just Call Me Superhero "Bronsky's warmth, humor and sharp observational eye combine to make this coming-of-age tale a rich, affecting read." --Kirkus Reviews "Russian-born writer Alina Bronsky (Broken Glass Park) has a gift for transforming an awkward moment into a jewel of revelation that makes her story rich in genuine character comedy." --Shelf Awareness "A painful, tender, very funny bildungsroman void of sentimentality, Bronsky's book captures contemporary European adolescence in one delicious swoop. Adults and teens should enjoy it equally." --BookPage Praise for Alina Bronsky "Bronsky's great gift is humor." --The Los Angeles Times "Mordantly funny." --The San Francisco Chronicle "A masterful study in delusion." --The Financial Times "A very funny and a very dark black comedy." --Library Journal (starred review) "[Rosa from The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine is] one of the most fascinating women in the world." --The Millions "What begins as a cruel comic romp ends as a surprisingly winning story of hardship and resilience." --The New Yorker "Bronsky lands another hit with this hilarious, disturbing, and always irreverent blitz." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "I plan to . . . read whatever comes next from this important new literary voice." --Ms. Magazine "Bronsky's lean writing style . . . propels the reader from page to page." --Shelf Awareness "Alina Bronsky writes with a gritty authenticity and unputdownable propulsion." --Vogue Praise for Just Call Me Superhero -Bronsky's great gift is humor.- --The Los Angeles Times -Bronsky instinctively understands that the way to a reader's heart is through great characters.- --Library Journal -Bronsky's warmth, humor and sharp observational eye combine to make this coming-of-age tale a rich, affecting read.- --Kirkus Reviews on Just Call Me Superhero -Bronsky writes with a gritty authenticiy and unputdownable propulsion.- --Vogue -Broken Glass Park is a sharp and funny first novel.- --The Minneapolis Star Tribune -[The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine] is a masterful study in delusion.- --The Financial Times -Rose [from The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine] is one of the most fascinating young women in the world.- --The Millions -What begins as a cruel comic romp ends as a surprisingly winning story of hardship and resilience.- --The New Yorker -What a literary creation! Bronsky's lean writing style propels the reader from page to page.- --Shelf Awareness "Bronsky lands another hit with this hilarious, disturbing, and always irreverent blitz." -- Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review) "Bronsky's great gift is humor." -- Los Angeles Times "What begins as a cruel comic romp ends as a surprisingly winning story of hardship and resilience." -- The New Yorker "A masterful study in delusion." -- The Financial Times