Being free - "I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name" in Ratingen

Reading and concert On July 30, 2021 in St. Peter and Paul in Ratingen at 7:00 p.m. there will be a reading with Amir Shaheen from his book I am not a foreigner, my name is just that and a concert at which works by Stravinski, Bach, Piazolla, Dagsvik and others can be played. Bernd Bolsinger plays the clarinet and saxophone, Frank Düppenbecker the trumpet and Ansgar Wallenhorst the church organ. "An interdisciplinary cultural project to understand different cultures by showing different cultural influences in music and literature complementary to the

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30.07.2021

Bilingual reading with Fariba Vafi

On June 25, 2021, the Iranian community would like to invite all interested parties to a digital reading with the Iranian author Fariba Vafi as part of the project "Your values ​​- my values ​​- our values". Susan Zare will moderate the event. The special thing about this evening will be that the texts will be presented in both German and Persian and then there will be a conversation in both languages. Fariba Vafi will, among other things, from her previously unpublished book An

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25.06.2021

Reading with Fabian Schefold

On June 12, Fabian Schefold will read from his book Herr A – Arbeitsgeschichten. The reading takes place in the pop-up garden of the former restaurant "Rotkäppchen", at the intersection of the streets "Am Dobben" and "Humboldtstraße" in the Bremen district. The reading will be accompanied by music. About Mr. A - work stories: In 13 short stories, Fabian Schefold gives an insight into everyday situations. Some will be familiar to readers, while others may seem absurd - but they all have one thing in common: they exude a lot of wit and hilarity. Easy

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12.06.2021

Madonna's Last Dream by Doğan Akhanlı

Canceled until further notice - more information will follow! The Cologne writer Doğan Akhanlı recently became known to a wider audience through his arrest in Granada, the report of his arrest ordered by the Erdogan regime while on vacation in Spain and the subsequent release thanks to mediation by the EU. His epic Madonna's last dream, published in 2006, is a fascinating, multi-layered text that describes the darkest chapter of German history from an unusual perspective: it is conveyed via the character of the Turkish writer Sabahattin Ali and his relationship to the

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14.05.2021

Author [theater] texts I – The fourth character of Doğan Akhanlı

October 2020 // The fourth figure of Doğan Akhanlı Box, magazine and rehearsal stage // Deutsche Theater Berlin, Schumannstraße 13A Lockdown, theater and rehearsal break. A director's assistant climbs into the archives of the theater and sets out on the trail of a spy thriller whose threads reach into the present day. Doğan Akhanlı wrote a monologue for the Autor[theater]tage 2020: as a biographical puzzle game between Israel, Turkey, yesterday, here and now. The fourth figure will be presented as a scenic reading as part of Author[theater]texte I. dramaturgy

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02.10.2020

Bilingual Reading on “Night Wind”

On January 9th, 2020, a bilingual reading with Inge Buck and Madjid Mohit took place in the Sattler bookshop. Inge Buck read from her volume of poems Nachwind, which contains poems about the rhythm of the seasons and their imperceptible loss. In addition, Madjid Mohit presented some of his translations of the texts into Persian. Multilingualism was then the subject of a discussion on literature and the importance of translation for it. There was also musical accompaniment by guitar and vocals by Mohit. Thanks to everyone involved for the

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10.01.2020

Reading for the special edition Lothar Bührmann

We dedicated the evening of December 17, 2019 to the Bremen artist Lothar Bührmann, who died in August of this year. A reading with Inge Buck, Cornelius Kopffinke, Rudolph Bauer and Madjid Mohit took place in the Villa Ichon. Not only poems illustrated by Lothar Bührmann were read, but also texts by and about him. In addition, there was musical accompaniment by Majid Mohit. The poems that have been read can be found in the special edition "Lothar Bührmann in Words and Pictures" which will be available from us in October

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18.12.2019

Inge Buck's introduction to the book premiere of The Birds Return

Inge Buck gave the visitors of the book premiere of Jürg Beeler's new volume of poetry "The Birds Return" a wonderful introduction to the author's work. Here you will find a copy of the prelude to a great reading: After his last volume of poetry "In Fremdenzimmer" from Zurich's Wolfbach Verlag, new poems by Jürg Beeler have now been published by Bremen's Sujet Verlag under the title "Die Vogele zurück" (The Birds Are Returning). Jürg Beeler, born in Zurich in 1957, studied German, literary criticism and comparative literature at the Universities of Geneva, Zurich and Tübingen.

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14.06.2019

Readings "Ella and Max..." - Monika Dietrich-Lüders

We look forward to numerous readings for children and young people by Monika Dietrich-Lüders with her new book "Ella and Max and the Singing Butterflies"! Ella and Max, two thirteen-year-old school friends, are spending a week at a summer camp in the Alps. In the nearby small town, a tourist was attacked and seriously injured during a folk festival. A young man who disappeared at the same time is suspected. He is said to have fled to the mountains. But Ella and Max soon doubt his guilt,

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06.05.2019

Book premiere "Ella and Max..." with Monika Dietrich-Lüders

On May 2nd, 2019 the book premiere of the new novel by Monika Dietrich-Lüders, "Ella and Max and the singing butterflies", took place in the Franz Leuwer bookshop. After the author read excerpts from the serialized novel, there was an open question and answer session with all the guests. After “Ella and Max – On the Trail of Voodoo Magic” the sequel to the young adult novel is now also available from Sujet Verlag. Here are some impressions from the event:

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03.05.2019

Reading with Fariba Vafi – “The Dream of Tibet”

Look forward to an exciting reading in German and Persian by the multiple literature prize winner Fariba Vafi. On April 12, she is coming to Vienna as part of her two-week reading tour and will be reading from her latest work, Der Traum von Tibet (from the Persian by Jutta Himmelreich). The search for freedom and the desire for self-determination also play an important role in "The Dream of Tibet". The young Scholeh suffers from lovesickness and flees to her half-sister Schiwa and her husband Javid. While

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12.04.2019

Reading with Fariba Vafi – “The Dream of Tibet”

Look forward to an exciting reading by the multiple literature prize winner Fariba Vafi. In April she is coming to Germany and Austria for a two-week reading tour and will be reading from her latest work Der Traum von Tibet (from the Persian by Jutta Himmelreich) in Düsseldorf, Cologne and Vienna. The search for freedom and the desire for self-determination also play an important role in "The Dream of Tibet". Young Scholeh suffers from lovesickness and flees to her half-sister Schiwa and her husband Javid. While

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10.04.2019

Book premiere: “Stolpersteine ​​in Bremen. Searching for Biographical Traces – Findorff, Walle, Gröpelingen”

The "Stolpersteine" project is entering the next round. In Volume 5, the search for clues leads to the districts of Findorff, Walle and Gröpelingen. Look forward to an exciting reading, presented by Rainer Iwersen and accompanied by music from Aladdin Haddad (guitar). The series of publications deals with the biographies of the 652 Bremen Nazi victims whose memory has been honored by the STOLPERSTEINE BREMEN project since 2004. After the four volumes on the regions North, Central and Ostertor/Oestliche Vorstadt and Schwachhausen, Horn-Lehe, the biographies of those who

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28.03.2019

Reading with Inge Buck - "Spring Bird - Poetry and Music"

On March 19th there will be a reading with Inge Buck at the community center in Obervieland, where she will read from various of her works. The reading is supplemented by musical accompaniment by Madjid Mohit. Furthermore, at the beginning of the event, Thorsten Marold from the community center will give a welcome speech. We cordially invite everyone to the event! Admission is free. The Obervieland community center on Facebook.

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19.03.2019

Ramy Al-Asheq and Widad Nabi during the Leipzig Book Fair 2019

The author of "Gedächtnishunde" will be active during the Leipzig Book Fair. On March 21, 2019, Asheq will be part of the poetry night at "Noch Besser Leben" (Merseburger Str. 25), which starts at 9 p.m. Two days later, on March 23, he will lead a panel discussion with the author Widad Nabi as part of the project "Next Writing" at the book fair and address the question of how authors from crisis areas can write in Germany and on the German book market are perceived and how they are perceived

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18.03.2019

Reading with Nahid Keshavarz – “Refugee Café”

On March 7th there will be a reading with Nahid Keshavarz and her book "Refugee Café" in the Allerweltshaus (Cologne). It will be read in Farsi and German. The anthology "Refugee Café" is a collection of wondrous everyday stories from different people. The book focuses on life as a migrant with all its pain, joy and passion. The stories by Nahid Keshavarz let the reader slip into the everyday life and the thoughts of a wide variety of characters. The stories are about married couples who struggle with communication problems

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07.03.2019

Reading Amir Shaheen – “Residual light traces

On February 14, there will be a reading of Amir Shaheen's book of poetry, "Light Traces Restlicht", which has just been published this year, in the Sattler bookstore. Amir Shaheen follows the tracers of light in our time and also detects the residual light on darker days. Seas, roads, departures and farewells, elapsing and badly used days, the time that one never had or that still remains, the ephemeral, the futile, home or being homeless are recurring images and motifs in this collection. Beyond observation and description, about experiences or

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14.02.2019

Reading: "Waiting" by Eberhard Pfleiderer and Sandra Juráš (Bremerhaven)

Look forward to an exciting reading with the author Eberhard Pfleiderer and the photographer Sandra Jurás! We spend a large part of our lives waiting. So it's high time to take a closer look at this topic! Sandra Juras and Eberhard Pfleiderer do this in two ways: with photos and text. With unerring ease and a love of surprising twists and turns, Pfleiderer engages in this strange state of waiting with relish, impatience or even with an ironic smile and says: Waiting is not a blank space –

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16.01.2019

Reading: "I'm a foreigner and that's a good thing" - Mahmood Falaki

We are pleased to point out another reading by the author Mahmood Falaki from his book "I am a foreigner and that's a good thing too"! On December 9th, Falaki will present several short stories at the migration center in Hamburg, some funny, some disturbing, about how it feels to live as a "foreigner" in Germany. What kind of countryman are you?!” "I come from Persia." "Brazil? But you don't look like an Indian!" "No, Persia, Iran!" "Oh, Iran! You are a Muslim!” "No!" "No?

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09.12.2018

Traces to Syria - reading and discussion with Suleman Taufiq

The author Suleman Taufiq, who grew up in Damascus, is based on his novel “Café Dunya. A Day in Damascus” which is a tribute to his hometown and a journey through the memory of Syria. With a fine power of observation and a gentle sense of humour, he conjures up atmospheric images from a sinking, oriental world. The author also reads text excerpts from his new volume of poetry "I Tame Hope". Suleman Taufiq is known as a poet, storyteller, music critic and editor and translator of Arabic literature. He was born in 1953, arrived at the age of 18

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23.11.2018

Traces to Syria - reading and discussion with Suleman Taufiq

The author Suleman Taufiq, who grew up in Damascus, is based on his novel “Café Dunya. A Day in Damascus” which is a tribute to his hometown and a journey through the memory of Syria. With a fine power of observation and a gentle sense of humour, he conjures up atmospheric images from a sinking, oriental world. The author also reads text excerpts from his new volume of poetry "I Tame Hope". Suleman Taufiq is known as a poet, storyteller, music critic and editor and translator of Arabic literature. He was born in 1953, arrived at the age of 18

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Reading: "Waiting" by Eberhard Pfleiderer and Sandra Juráš

Look forward to an exciting reading with the author Eberhard Pfleiderer and the photographer Sandra Jurás! We spend a large part of our lives waiting. So it's high time to take a closer look at this topic! Sandra Juras and Eberhard Pfleiderer do this in two ways: with photos and text. With unerring ease and a love of surprising twists and turns, Pfleiderer engages in this strange state of waiting with relish, impatience or even with an ironic smile and says: Waiting is not a blank space –

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Reading: "Waiting" by Eberhard Pfleiderer and Sandra Juráš (Bremerhaven)

Look forward to an exciting reading with the author Eberhard Pfleiderer and the photographer Sandra Juráš! We spend a large part of our lives waiting. So it's high time to take a closer look at this topic! Sandra Juras and Eberhard Pfleiderer do this in two ways: with photos and text. With unerring ease and a love of surprising twists and turns, Pfleiderer engages in this strange state of waiting with relish, impatience or even with an ironic smile and says: Waiting is not a blank space –

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Reading: "Waiting" by Eberhard Pfleiderer and Sandra Juráš (Bremerhaven)

Look forward to an exciting reading with the author Eberhard Pfleiderer and the photographer Sandra Juráš! We spend a large part of our lives waiting. So it's high time to take a closer look at this topic! Sandra Juras and Eberhard Pfleiderer do this in two ways: with photos and text. With unerring ease and a love of surprising twists and turns, Pfleiderer engages in this strange state of waiting with relish, impatience or even with an ironic smile and says: Waiting is not a blank space –

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