"Rico, Mark, Paul and Daniel were 13 when the Berlin Wall fell in autumn 1989. Growing up in Leipzig at the time of reunification, they dream of a better life somewhere beyond the brewery quarter. Every night they roam the streets, partying, rioting, running away from their fears, their parents and the future, fighting to exist, killing time. They drink, steal cars, feel wrecked, play it cool, longing for real love and true freedom. Startlingly raw and deeply moving, While We Were Dreaming is the extraordinary debut novel by one of Germany's most ambitious writers, full of passion, hope and despair."--Page 4 of cover.
Biografie (Clemens Meyer)
Clemens Meyer, geb. 1977 in Halle/Saale, lebt in Leipzig. Nach dem Abitur arbeitete er als Bauhelfer, Möbelträger und Wachmann. Von 1998 bis 2003 studierte er am Deutschen Literaturinstitut Leipzig. 2002 erhielt er ein Literatur-Stipendium des Sächsischen Ministeriums f. Wissenschaft und Kunst, 2001 belegte er den 1. Platz des MDR-Literaturwettbewerbs, 2003 den 2. Preis und 2006 erhielt er den Rheingau Literatur Preis.
