The Center of the World, published in German as Die Mitte der Welt, is a 1998 young adult novel by Andreas Steinhöfel. Narrated in the first person by seventeen year old Phil, it is a coming of age story about growing up, jealousy, friendship and love, centered on the period from July through shortly after New Year's when Phil's best friend Kat returns from summer vacation, interspersed with flashbacks. The novel follows Phil as he lives with his eccentric mother Glass and twin sister Dianne in a remote house called Visible, addressing his homosexuality, his absent father and his feelings for a new student named Nicholas.
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The Center of the World, published in German as Die Mitte der Welt, is a 1998 young adult novel by Andreas Steinhöfel.
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The Center of the World is a 2001 American drama film directed by Wayne Wang and shot on digital video. It stars Peter Sarsgaard as a dot-com millionaire who hires a drummer/stripper (Molly Parker) to stay with him in Las Vegas for three days for US$10,000. The film was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
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is a novel by Andreas Steinhöfel from 1998.
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The Center of the World, published in German as Die Mitte der Welt, is a 1998 young adult novel by Andreas Steinhöfel.
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The Center of the World, published in German as Die Mitte der Welt, is a 1998 young adult novel by Andreas Steinhöfel.
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