![]() On their first night with their new crew they sneak into a Clash concert and Ulli remarks “we had arrived in paradise.” But following a summer living on the streets of Rome, Ulli migrates further south, finding herself alone in Palermo. ![]() In Rome, the wandering pair find a tribe of street kids to call their own. ![]() In addition to hitchhiking, Ulli and Edi also hike treacherous mountain paths populated by wild boars, and later they reluctantly attend the opera in Verona and even visit St. The book weighs in at nearly 500 pages and Lust pays close attention to the trials and triumphs of the no-budget travel of her teenage protagonists. Ulli meets Edi, who suggests that they hitchhike to Italy and sneak over the border. ![]() She makes out with her boyfriend, learns how to give stick-and-poke tattoos and is constantly insulted on the street for her punk style. Set in 1984, this autobiographical tale begins with the restless 17-year-old Ulli spending her days wandering the streets of Vienna meeting interesting people and doing her best to avoid Nazi skinheads. Berlin-based cartoonist Ulli Lust’s Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life is a harrowing account of her adventures as a young teenage punk on the road. ![]()
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