Björn Bicker
»Illegal confronts us with the stark reality of an issue which society may still sweep under the carpet but which now permeates so many aspects of our lives.« (Deutschlandradio)
We all know that they're here. That there are lots of them. That they work for us. And have no papers. Illegals. "we work, were decent, were hard-working, we have a dream." Björn Bickers opening reads like the lyrics of a song. He tells us what it feels like to live in a country where you dont officially exist. The people without papers come from Ukraine, Kurdistan, Ecuador. They are graduates who find themselves making a living by cleaning our houses, moving our furniture, minding our children. "we get caught, we come back, we hide passports, we buy passports, we do the garden.
Björn Bicker studied literature, philosophy and general rhetoric in Tübingen and Vienna. Afterwards he worked at the Burgtheater in Vienna and at the Münchner Kammerspiele as a dramatic adviser and as a freelance author, artist and theater maker.
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