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Narratives in Suspension – Panel discussion with Widad Nabi, Jina Khayyer and Elnathan John
18. April one 19:45 - 21:15
Narratives in Suspension
Come to the panel discussion with the Autor*innen Jina Khayyer, Elnathan John, and our author from Sujet Verlag, Widad Nabi, moderated by Kenan Khadaj.
On Saturday, the 18.04.2026 at 7:45 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. in the Safi Faye Hall in the House of World Cultures in Berlin!
In Arabic, English and German with simultaneous translation. Free entry!
"This conversation brings together three authors whose work draws on experiences of disruption, displacement and living between different places, languages and political realities. Jina Khayyer, Widad Nabi and Elnathan John reflect on what it means to write when the future is uncertain and one's sense of belonging remains only temporary. Each of them approaches this situation from a different perspective: Khayyer's work moves between memory, legacy and political awakening, most vividly in her novel In the heart of the cat (Suhrkamp Verlag, 2025), in which personal stories intertwine with the 2022 protests in Iran and the fate of women whose lives are marked by exile and resistance. Nabi writes from the lived experience of Syrian exile: In poetry collections such as Invisible breaks (Sujet Verlag, 2022) and Just before thirty…kiss me (Sujet Verlag, 2019), her poetry bundles fragments of war, language and displacement into a voice that insists on its independence despite all the breaks. John's works are set in contemporary Nigeria and oscillate between fiction and satire. His novel Born on a Tuesday (Grove Atlantic, 2016) follows the traces of a life marked by religious and political violence Be(com)ing Nigerian (Durnell Central, 2019) exposes the absurdities and contradictions of everyday life with a sharp tongue and rousing humor.” (HKW.de)
