Nils Mohl

His novel Es war einmal Indianerland (Once upon a time: Indigenous Country), which was staged by the Young German Theater in Berlin 2013, furthered his reputation.

Mohl himself says of this book that he wanted to write a young adult novel that trusted the target audience with a complexity that was often lacking in this field, both in terms of structure and language.

""He breaks down the story of Mauser and his grueling journey to the coast, which unfolds over a few days of vacation, into the tiniest particles.

In another interview Nils Mohl declares his love for using hypotetical sentences, telling stories that only happen in your own head and that answer the question “What if?”, completely blocking out the here and now.

Bang.The emotional turmoil of stading on the threshold of adulthood, not of this world,is the centre of the fast-paced story about Henny and Ponger, whose identity doesn’t remain a mystery but still sounds completely crazy.

With a wink, 51-year-old Nils Mohl from Hamburg hides fragments from well-known science fiction movies, as well as song titles by Elvis, Rihanna and [Swiss singer-songwriter] Sophie Hunger, in his plot full of cheeky dialogues.

Nils Mohl’s poetic writing may be influenced by nostalgic memories of his own youth, but the tragicomical encounter of his … duo with their first great love is both current and timeless for readers from the age of thirteen.