Reading with Doan Bui: My Father's Silence - New Release January 2018 Translated from French by Dr. Philippe Wellnitz Moderation and reading of the excerpts in German by Dr. Philippe Wellnitz, director of the Institut francais _____________________________ Do you ever know the other? The father of Doan, a young woman who grew up in France as a child of Vietnamese parents, falls victim to a stroke and can no longer speak: he now lives in silence, only able to utter "O" and "A" sounds. There will…

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'Then we were expected on earth' Laboratory Walter Benjamin by Ulrike Gies Introduction: Inge Buck reading as part of the Bremen book premieres from the event series of the Bremen City Library & of the Bremer Literaturkontor ______________________________ Ulrike Gie's literary essay deals with Walter Benjamin's life and theory. Born in Berlin in 1892, he committed suicide in 1942 on the French-Spanish border while attempting to flee to the USA. Benjamin is one of the most important European philosophers of the 20th century. But we have it at “Then we are…

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Stumbling blocks in Schwachhausen - musical reading with Rainer Iwersen (reciter) and Madjid Mohit (guitar). The fourth volume (Schwachhausen/HornLehe) contains not only biographical outlines but also articles on history and its traces, especially in the two parts of the city. Topics include the post-war history of the Jewish community in Bremen, the Reddersen house, "Jewish houses" and an updated history of the deportation of Bremen's Jews to the Minsk ghetto. A glossary of important terms and a compilation of literature complete the range of information. A city map with the entry of the laying locations is included and allows a personal…

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