On December 10, 2019, there was a surprisingly different reading in the Franz Leuwer bookshop. Texts for each month were read by four of the calendar's twenty-seven authors. Inge Buck, Elke Marion Weiß, Gunther Gerlach and Matthias Groll took part.
Everyone read their own as well as other people's texts. An exception was made by Gunther Gerlach, who, to make things exciting, announced that anyone who wanted to hear his text would have to buy the calendar themselves.
There was also musical accompaniment by Madjid Mohit.
Many thanks to everyone involved and especially to Mrs. Plückebaum from the Franz Leuwer bookstore for the great cooperation!
Nassir Djafaris “Mahtab” im taz and hr2
For a new article in the taz, Nassir Djafari met Shirin Sojitrawalla in Frankfurt's Palmengarten to talk about himself and his book "Mahtab". Here's a little foretaste: “Djafari tells the story exclusively from Mahtob's perspective. He modeled it on his own mother, he says in an interview. It's not her biography, but she is similar in type to her: reserved and quiet. Her husband Amin also reminds a little of his own father. He is a very