Wednesday, October 8 at 7:30 pm at the Literaturhaus

When the German-French writer Irène is admitted to hospital with a suspected stroke, she is soon given the all-clear, but still has to undergo a series of tests. She describes her new hospital routine with a sharp tongue, gets to know her roommate Ada and meets a strange patient whom she only calls the "frog man". She not only reflects on her own writing, but also on life, love and death. Sylvie Schenk is accompanied at this text concert by the composer and music producer Heribert Leuchter. Together they create a special atmosphere in which words and music flow artfully into one another.

Tuesday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Other Salon of the Literaturhaus

On the dice, get set, go! With her new book "Spielen", Karen Köhler invites you to play a game and get moving and take action. This interactive "bookplay" involves the audience light-heartedly and easily in the concept of "play" and gradually releases the tension of life's seriousness. In the end, the question arises: Is the whole of life perhaps just a game after all?

ORGANIZER: Literaturhaus Villa Clementine/Kulturamt Wiesbaden as part of Leseland Hessen with the kind support of the Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art and Culture, the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen and hr2-kultur

Tuesday, October 21 at 7:30 pm at the Literaturhaus

Moderator: Jan Wiele (FAZ)

Marian Flanders is 41 years old when his mother dies. He organizes an alternative funeral service on his father's former party boat, the guests are selected and his speech hits the mark. As his mother's ashes are slowly swallowed up by the Wannsee, a year of transformation begins for Marian: his journey takes him to Plaza Konami, Sapporo, New Delhi and Wolfsburg. In his new book, Leif Randt takes an optimistic look at sad farewells and invents the coming-of-middle-age.

ORGANIZER: Literaturhaus Villa Clementine/Kulturamt Wiesbaden as part of Leseland Hessen with the kind support of the Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art and Culture, the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen and hr2-kultur

Wednesday, October 22 at 7.30 pm in the series: "Talking about my Generation" in the Other Salon of the Literaturhaus

Moderator: Fridtjof Küchemann (FAZ)

When parents grow old, the world suddenly turns upside down. In his literary essay "Alte Eltern" (Old Parents), Volker Kitz deals with saying goodbye to his father, who developed dementia. He describes the progression of the treacherous disease, his relationship with his father and raises questions that affect an entire generation in a way that is as warm-hearted as it is comforting.

ORGANIZER: Literaturhaus Villa Clementine/Kulturamt Wiesbaden as part of Leseland Hessen with the kind support of the Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art and Culture, the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen and hr2-kultur