in Łódż Ghetto. The novel won an award for youth literature, the Buxtehude Bull, in 2014. Mieses Karma hoch 2 (2015) In Mieses Karma hoch 2 (Bad Karma to the Power of Two), aspiring actress Daisy Becker is hoping for her breakthrough, despite being neither talented nor ambitious. She slacks off, drinks and occasionally steals from her flatmates. Her agent ultimately offers her a role in a new James Bond film starring Marc Barton, an arrogant Hollywood star. Through a series of events the two die in a car crash and, having gathered a lot of bad karma in their lives, are reborn as ants. Now they have to collect good karma in order to break through the cycle of death and rebirth. At the same time, they try to prevent Daisy’s friend (who has long-held feelings for her but never acted upon them) and Marc’s widow from becoming a couple, and slowly overcome their mutual animosities. The novel was awarded the LovelyBooks prize in the Humor category. Other Novels Plötzlich Shakespeare (Suddenly Shakespeare), 2010 Happy Family, 2011 Traumprinz (Fairy Prince), 2016 Happy Family was turned into an animated cartoon in 2017. It played in 92 countries and became an international critical and economic failure. Among the voice actors are Jason Isaacs, Emily Watson and Nick Frost. References External links Living people German television writers Male television writers 1966 births Male screenwriters German male novelists