Am 13.04.2024 liest Halim Youssef in Essen aus seinem Roman "99 zerstreute Perlen". Der Roman erzählt von Azado und wie dieser verschiedene Stationen seines Lebens erlebt und durchlebt. Geschickt wird so die Vergangenheit mit der Gegenwart verknüpft. Symbolisch wird dies verdeutlicht durch Azados Gebetskette, die aus 99 Perlen besteht und die ihn sein ganzes Leben begleitet.

The murder of Azado, who comes from Syria and lives as a translator in Germany, forms the ending of the novel. He translates for refugees from his homeland and is thus confronted with a wide variety of fates that remind him of his own. He confides in his diary Azado's difficult childhood, his longing for his mother, who died giving birth to him, his first, unfulfilled love, and the fears and problems of refugees. Azado is trying to find his way in his new home, but his job as a translator is getting in the way…

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“It all ended with the blow of the sharp iron that fell on his head. The dreams were over. There was no hope left. The eyesight went out. Longings disperse.” Halim Youssef reads from his latest novel “99 Scattered Pearls” in Berlin-Kreuzberg.