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Book premiere "Deadly Strangers" (Bremen)

Villa Ichon Goetheplatz 4, Bremen

As part of the Bremer Buchpremieren, a series of events organized by the Bremer Literaturkontor and the Bremen City Library, we cordially invite you to a reading with Mahmood Falaki, who will read from his new novel Tödliche Fremde. The evening will be moderated by Jens-Ulrich Davids. Mahmood Falaki's new novel, the first he has written in German so far, tells the story of Nima, a 43-year-old teacher in Hamburg, who after decades sets out for his former homeland, Iran, when he is struck by the chaos in enough for his life…

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Reading with Pedro Kadivar: Little Book of Migrations

Berlin lettering Mehringdamm 61, Berlin

Wir laden herzlich zu den Lesungen zu "Kleines Buch der Migrationen" ein! Die erste Lesung wird am 07.06.2018 in der Lettrétage in Berlin stattfinden. Der 2. Termin steht am 17.11.2018 im Fachwerkhaus in Melzow, Uckermark, im Rahmen der MELZOWER LESUNGEN an. In seinem literarischen Essay setzt sich der Autor Pedro Kadivar mit der Thematik der inneren und äußeren Migration auseinander. Neben persönlichen Einblicken in das Leben des Autors, stößt das Buch Überlegungen über die Bedeutung von Migration in der Kunst an und bezieht…

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I am two worlds: Reading and conversation with Suleman Taufiq (Berlin)

House for Poetry, Kulturbrauerei Knaackstr. 97, Berlin

Suleman Taufiq Reading and discussion with Rasha Habbal, Adel Karasholi and Suleman Taufiq, moderated by Barbara Wahlster. “I am two worlds” – this is how Suleman Taufiq formulates the answer to frequently asked questions: What is home? What is arriving in a foreign country? Political persecution, war, the hope of finding a new home and of security drives people away from where they live. Or curiosity and love for another culture. As varied or compelling as the reasons for…

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Vernissage and reading of the "Prague Diary"

Haus Paula Becker Schwachhauser Heerstrasse 23, Bremen, Bremen

A literary and artistic evening awaits you in June, when Inge Buck and Gunther Gerlach present us their works at a vernissage, introduced by Hartwig Struckmeyer and accompanied by music from Helga Blome. Inge Buck will read from her new work Prague Diary and takes us into old and new Prague, off the beaten track, into people's everyday lives. It is dedicated to the relationship between the Czechs and the Germans, as well as the Czech language with its melodious sound, making Prague one…

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What remains: poetry and music with Inge Buck and Elshan Ghasimi

Bookstore Leuwer Am Wall 171, Bremen

Touched and inspired by the bilingual volume of poetry Unter dem Schnee by the poet Inge Buck, translated into Persian by Madjid Mohit, the Iranian musician and composer Elshan Ghasimi has created her own compositions. She has translated the poetic world of images, the rhythms and metaphors into a congenial musical language on the Persian string instrument tar. A poetic dialogue between poetry and music, between Orient and Occident, between the poems by Inge Buck and the musical interpretations by Elshan Ghasimi: "The sounds come to me when I hear them…

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IRANIAN EVENINGS (Bremen): Opening with Mitra Gaast

Bookstore Leuwer Am Wall 171, Bremen

Die Veranstaltungsreihe der Iranischen Abende starten wir unter dem Motto Reisen in die Literatur mit Mitra Gaast und ihrem Werk "Denn du wirst dich erinnern". Das Buch handelt von Heddy, die mit 18 Jahren aus dem Iran nach Deutschland kam und ihre ganze Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen musste. Doch dazu zählte auch ihre Jugendliebe Amin. Jahrzehnte später kehrt sie zurück und sucht ihre Vergangenheit. Auch die Autorin Mitra Gaast stammt ursprünglich aus Teheran. In Deutschland studierte sie Mathematik und arbeite u.a. in der…

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IRANIAN EVENINGS (Bremen): Dramatic reading with Pedro Kadivar

Schwankhalle Buntentorsteinweg 112/116, Bremen

Lecture-performance by and with Pedro Kadivar Abolition of Borders premiered in 2012 at the Odéon State Theater in Paris. A few fragments from the text were later published in the Little Book of Migrations (Petit Livre des Migrations, Gallimard, 2015 / Sujet Verlag, 2017, for the German translation by Gernot Krämer). Through predominantly autobiographical moments, the lecture-performance deals with the topic of migration and develops a reflection on concepts such as borders, memory, love and return. Structured through videos, readings, music and drama, the performance offers a unique experience…

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IRANIAN EVENINGS (Bremen): Film screening "Manuscripts don't burn"

City 46 Birkenstrasse 1, Bremen

Wir zeigen euch den hochgelobten Politthriller "Manuscripts don't burn" von Regisseur Mohammad Rasoulof, der die wahre Geschichte geplanter Tötungen iranischer Schriftsteller 1996 erzählt... Ein bewegendes und erschütterndes Dokument - aber unbedingt sehenswert! Entritt: 9,-€ / ermäßigt 5,50€

IRANIAN EVENINGS (Bremen): Reading with Mahmood Falaki

possibly Stuhr parish Stuhrer Landstrasse 142, Stuhr

We are proud to present Mahmood Falaki's first novel written in German: Deadly Strangers. Falaki comes from northern Persia, where he was condemned for his political and literary work. Today he lives in Germany and deals with topics related to finding one's identity, cultural exchange and language. In Deadly Strangers, Nima, a Hamburg teacher, decides to return to his native Iran after decades to escape the chaos around him. But in Iran, a culture shock awaits him and…

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international literature festival: reading with Fariba Vafi (BERLIN)

House of the Berlin Festival Schaperstrasse 24, Berlin

The time has come: Fariba Vafi is coming to Germany. Your first stop? Berlin! There she will read from her novel Tarlan and her newly translated work Der Traum von Tibet on the garden stage in the Haus der Berliner Festspiele as part of the international literature festival berlin. Stefan Weidner will moderate the evening and Stella Adorf will read the German translation. We are very happy to welcome the LiBeraturpreis winner back to Germany!