Crazy

The German literary sensation of 1999, this bestselling debut novel has been described as CATCHER IN THE RYE crossed with EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES. "Hey, you lot. My name is Benjamin Lebert, I'm sixteen, and a cripple. Just so you know. I thought it might be of mutual interest." This is how the autobiographical hero of this extraordinary novel introduces himself to his classmates. Before long, despite being paralysed down his left side, the author and his five friends are chasing girls and running away from school - all the time pondering the meaning of life. Warm, witty, self-depreciating and fearless, Lebert is both a beguiling writer and the irrestible hero of his own first novel.