In the dead of night, two “poor Romanians” roam about a small Polish province pumped full with a wonder drug that erases all sense of suffering. As the numbing dose wears off, they turn into a quirky Polish-speaking couple that, following a drug party, unwillingly spend their first night together.

DOROTA MASłOWSKA, born 1983, is considered the greatest young talent in Polish literature today. She became known through her utterly intriguing linguistic and grammatical inventions, which boldly convey the feelings and thoughts of a new generation in Poland. Her debut novel, “Snow White and Russian Red,” was written when Dorota Masłowska was 18, and for the novel “The Queen’s Peacock” she received Poland’s coveted Nike Literary Prize in 2006.

Translated from Polish by Olaf Kühl, performed by actors of Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin.

Photo:Bettina Stöß