Twins

• A dark and powerful story of adolescence, friendship and rivalry from one of Germany’s great literary talents • Twins is the story Johann and Ludwig who, after meeting at the age of eleven, become inseparable friends and endeavour to bond themselves as twins: they must do the same things, think the same thoughts, be the same person • But as the pair come of age, Johann begins to hide a side of himself from Ludwig, driving a wedge between the twins. And when Ludwig starts behaving strangely it seems clear that their bond will soon be pushed beyond repair • Daring, compelling and startlingly original, Twins explores what happens to childhood friendships when we confront the complex realities of adult life • A remarkable follow-up to Kurbjuweit’s first novel to be translated into English, Fear, released earlier this year • A bestseller in Germany, where it is regarded as a classic and studied by secondary students throughout the country • For fans of Niccolò Ammaniti’s I’m Not Scared and Stephen King’s The Body (filmed as Stand By Me)