West-östlicher Diwan e.V. “... zwischen den Welten schwebend..." gelesen von Inge Buck, Gunther Gerlach und Cornelius Kopf-Finke Moderation: Johannes Feest Musik: Otto Maier (auf der Hang) & Dieter Weischen (on the Shakuhachi / Bambus flute) The Gilgamesesch epic is one of the oldest literary writings that have survived for thousands of years. It is one of the great stories of humanity. It describes the path of King Gilgamesch in the historic city of Uruk in today's Iraq on 12 excavated cuneiform boards. Although almost 4000 years old, the Gilgamesh is…

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On Sunday, February 23, Atef Abu Saif in Zurich will present your novel "Life in the Schweben" in Cafe Palestine. Before the reading begins at 6 p.m., we cordially invite you to a meal with Palestinian dishes. The approximately 60-year-old Naîm is the owner of a copy shop in which the poster of fallen ("martyrs") is produced. When he was killed by a unexploded man in 2011, there is a debate between his son Salmân, and his nephew Nasr, whether Naîm hero or sacrifice is…

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An event will take place on Tuesday, February 25th in the Mille et Deux Feux Feux At 7:30 p.m., Atef Abu Saif will keep a reading on his novel "Life in the Schleb". Monika Bolliger is moderated. The reading itself is kept in German, the conversation afterwards is conducted in English. The approximately 60-year-old Naîm is the owner of a copy shop in which the poster of fallen ("martyrs") is produced. When he was killed by a unexploded man in 2011, the result is…

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Atef Abu Saif will be found with his novel "Life in the Schleb" on February 26 between 7 and 9 p.m. in the Le Cap in Bern. Wiird moderates the reading from his novel's translator: Hartmut Fähndrich. The reading itself is kept in German, the conversation afterwards is conducted in English. The approximately 60-year-old Naîm is the owner of a copy shop in which the poster of fallen ("martyrs") is produced. When he was killed by a unexploded man in 2011, it arises between his…

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