Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Literaturhaus

Author Reading & Discussion
 
Moderator: Ariane Binder (3sat)
 
One is an artist, the other an author. Hannah Höch and Til Brugman meet and fall in love at an art opening in the 1920s. Together they move into Til’s apartment in The Hague, then to Berlin, where the last echoes of the Weimar era’s parties are slowly fading. The political climate grows harsher and living together becomes increasingly difficult for the two women, a strain that is not only felt in their private lives but also leaves a deep mark on their work as artists.

Saturday, April 18 at 7 p.m. at the Literaturhaus

“Reading Instead of Dancing” is the motto of this unique party hosted by the Literaturhaus. Here, book lovers gather to immerse themselves in a good book, far away from to-do lists and ringing cell phones, and read together in a quiet yet convivial atmosphere. The idea comes from America, where “silent reading parties” have been celebrated in numerous cities for years. Of course, the GLYG team will provide the right drinks and snacks. Afterward, anyone who’d like to can chat with other guests about their reading experiences and pick up some book recommendations.

The perfect reading party—for introverts and book nerds! Just pack up whatever you’re reading and stop by.

Monday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Literaturhaus

Author Reading & Discussion

Moderator: Shirin Sojitrawalla (DLF and taz)

Author and essayist Lena Gorelik, who will be awarded the Literaturhäuser Prize in March, offers insight into her diverse body of work and the themes that occupy her. She will also bring her new novel, “All My Mothers,” to the reading: In it, Lena Gorelik tells the stories of expectant mothers, of daughters under their mothers’ strict gaze, and of women who terminate a pregnancy. She illuminates these complex connections in all their facets, explores the fears, doubts, and worries, and thus gives space to a multitude of voices that are usually drowned out by the noise of everyday life.

Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Literaturhaus

Moderator: Maren Jäger

KINGA TÓTH reads “MARIAMACHINA”

YEVGENIY BREYGER reads “hallo niemand”

The Literaturhaus invites you to an evening of “New Poetry” in celebration of World Book Day. In her prayer book “MARIAMACHINA,” poet and sound artist Kinga Tóth gives a voice to nuns, lovers, fighters, and cyborgs, bringing them into conversation with one another and developing new linguistic imagery for the present day. Poet Yevgeniy Breyger embarks on a road trip in verse with his hero “Nobody” in a red Audi A6. He encounters priests, rabbis, and God, as well as Gregor Gysi, Olaf Scholz, and Alice Weidel. A ludicrous odyssey: fast-paced and, above all, highly political.

Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Literaturhaus

THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT IN ADVANCE. DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR A VIDEO BROADCAST IN AN ADJACENT ROOM ARE AVAILABLE ONLY AT THE DOOR. SEATING IS LIMITED.

Author Reading & Discussion

Moderator: Wiebke Porombka (DLF, among others)

Last fall, Swiss author Dorothee Elmiger’s new novel was honored with three major literary awards: the German Book Prize, the Swiss Book Prize, and the Bavarian Book Prize. “Die Holländerinnen” takes readers deep into the heart of darkness when an unnamed writer receives a call from a theater director. He wants to work with her to reconstruct, in literary form, the case of two female tourists who vanished without a trace in the tropics. Yet the novel touches only briefly on this mysterious disappearance and instead embarks on its own unique expedition into colonial history and the remote jungles of Panama, exploring the question of how one can and may tell a story in the face of the abysses of human existence.