German Book Premiere
Nine-year-old Narins Yezidi village is threatened with demolition by the Turkish government. In order to have Narin baptized in a peaceful place, her grandmother prepares a journey: From the banks of the Tigris to the Lalish Valley, the holiest place of the Yezidis. Narin discovers the grave of a certain Arthur. A boy from Victorian London… Elif Shafak’s new novel spans centuries, continents, and cultures. »…a unique and powerful voice in world literature« (Ian McEwan).
With Elif Shafak
Moderated by Thomas Böhm
Read by Angela Winkler
The event will be held in English with consecutive translation into German.
»Am Himmel die Flüsse« (There Are Rivers in the Sky) was translated from English into German by Michaela Grabinger.