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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Interview mit Doğan Akhanlı

An interesting interview by Gerrit Wustmann with Doğan Akhanlı has appeared on Qantara.de. The two not only talk about the historical background of "Madonna's Last Dream", but also about the political significance of the novel and its reception in Turkey as well as the current political situation there. Themes that arise are guilt, innocence and looking the other way; today as then, here and in Turkey. Here's the interview!

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