Eurotrash by Christian Kracht

Experience the internationally bestselling cult hit, Eurotrash, a darkly comedic and poignant novel by Christian Kracht. This paperback edition, translated by Daniel Bowles, delves into a complex mother-son relationship against a backdrop of familial and historical reckoning.

About the Book:

Realizing they are 'the worst kind of people,' a middle-aged man embarks on a road trip through Switzerland with his eighty-year-old mother, recently released from a mental institution. As they attempt to divest her vast arms-industry wealth, they are forced to confront their past, including the legacy of a father who was an ardent supporter of Nazism. Eurotrash is an unsparingly funny, vertiginous mirror-cabinet of familial and historical reckoning, a tragicomic quest punctuated by the tenderness and spite meted out between two people who cannot escape one another.

Praise for Eurotrash:

• INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE 2025
• SOON TO BE A MAJOR PLAY STARRING BEN WHISHAW AND KATHRYN HUNTER
• 'Odd and evocative, a frolicking rumination' - TIMES CRITICS' BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
• 'Hilarious, unsettling and unexpectedly moving' - FINANCIAL TIMES BEST TRANSLATED BOOK OF THE YEAR
• 'Astonishing and captivating' - KARL OVE KNAUSGAARD
• 'Christian Kracht is the great German-language writer of his generation' - JOSHUA COHEN
• 'There's a refreshing, bright moral clarity to Eurotrash' - NELL ZINK
• 'Brilliantly caustic' - i PAPER

Specifications:

• Author: Christian Kracht
• Translator: Daniel Bowles
• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Publication Date: October 30, 2025
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Page Count: 192 pages
• Dimensions: 12.4 x 2.4 x 19.6 cm
• Weight: 160g

This novel offers a unique blend of humor, historical depth, and emotional complexity, making it a must-read for fans of contemporary fiction.