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    Elvia Wilk: Oval

    Dec 15, 2019 4 minutes
    by Stan Portus

    Soft Skull Press, 2019

    Anja and her two friends Dam and Laura look out over Berlin from the top of the Berg, an artificial mountain and eco-community built on what was once Tempelhof Airport. Beneath them, they can see how Berlin has turned into one endless, debauch party, induced by the drug Oval, developed by Anja’s boyfriend, Louis, to induce generosity in anyone who takes it. For Anja, Laura and Dam, this moment provides the answer to a question that has been lingering on their minds: is Berlin over? Its cool credentials haven’t been superseded by another European city—however, at one point, Dublin and Vilnius are suggested as the next hip

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