24th ilb
5 – 14 Sep 2024 Program
9 – 18 Sep 2024 Young Program

Category: News

23rd ilb Day 6 – Paolo Giordano, Inner-German Perspectives

Dear audience, The ilb moved to the Haus der Berliner Festspiele yesterday with bustling festival vibes. Rajesh Parameswaran and Amanda Lee Koe kicked it off at the Bornemann Bar, talking about love stories with a twist. Afterwards. two highlights filled the halls: Paolo Giordano’s »Tasmania«, read by Ulrich Matthes and

23rd ilb Day 5 – Salman Rushdie, Luisa Neubauer, Mohammed Alnaas

Dear audience, »Puritanism, I am afraid, is always with us« – the first festival week ended yesterday with Salman Rushdie’s live performance via broadcast at the Berliner Ensemble. In conversation with Daniel Kehlmann, Rushdie spoke about his latest novel »Victory City« and gave insights into its making.In the morning, Armin

23. ilb Day 4 – Irene Vallejo, Ulrich Schreiber, The Art of Translation

Dear audience,On the fourth day of the festival, Berlin’s literary scene once again turned its gaze to the international literature festival berlin. Irene Vallejo’s book premiere at the Staatsbibliothek unter den Linden enthralled the visitors. Two panels at the Collegium Hungaricum were devoted to the art of translation. Elisabeth Plessen

23rd ilb Day 3 – Maxim Biller, Norman Ohler, and more

We enjoyed another day of the 23rd international literature festival berlin with literary highlights. Maxim Biller presented his new novel “Mama Odessa” in conversation with Jörg Thadeusz, and Norman Ohler celebrated his book premiere of “The Strongest Substance”. At the Collegium Hungaricum, Thomas Weber, Uwe Wittstock and Volha Hapeyeva discussed

23rd ilb Day 2 – Ilija Trojanow, Sunjeev Sahota, and more

Dear audience, The second day of the 23rd international literature festival berlin was once again dedicated to book premieres and openings. With musical company by the Ensemble Modern, Ilija Trojanow presented his new novel »Tausend und Ein Morgen«. Authors Sunjeev Sahota (UK) and Cheon Myeong-kwan (South Korea) celebrated their Germany

(P)Review 23rd ilb – Day 2

Dear audience, The 23rd international literature festival berlin has started! Yesterday’s festival opening brought together literature lovers from all over the world and from Berlin to the Otto Braun Hall of the Berlin State Library. Greetings from Minister of State for Culture and Media and 23rd ilb patron Claudia Roth,

berlin reads on 09/03

It’s time for the last sunday before the festival again. Since 2012, we kick off the international literature festival berlin with our city-wide project »berlin reads«. In doing so, we invite all Berlin literature enthusiasts, whether private individuals or institutions, to read at a location of their choice. This year,

Before its release: Eugenides’ New Novel

We are pleased to present another program recommendation of the 23rd international literature festival berlin. On September 13, Jeffrey Eugenides will debut his new, unpublished novel in a preview. The evening will be accompanied by a reading by German actor Franz Dinda. Join us in this unique moment of world

Canceled: “Oh Boy! On New Masculinities[en]”

Dear audience of the 23rd international literature festival berlin, the event »Oh Boy! On New Masculinities«[en] unfortunately must be cancelled. Valentin Moritz, co-editor of the anthology »OH BOY. Männlichkeit*en heute«, addresses his own sexually assaultive behavior in his publication in this book. Thanks to the Berlin initiative »Keine Show für

Tickets for Moshtari Hilal available again

Dear audience of the 23rd international literature festival berlin, tickets for the formerly sold out event “Moshtari Hilal: Ugliness’, are available again! Please note that the event now takes place on September 13, 2023, at 9.15 pm at Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Große Bühne (Big Stage). Your purchased tickets are

Werner Herzog at the 23rd international literature festival berlin

We are delighted to welcome Werner Herzog as a participant in the event »Landscapes in Trance. Werner Herzog: Reading and Discussion« on September 14, 2023, 7 pm, at Haus der Berliner Festspiele. Werner Herzog, director of more than 40 feature films and documentaries that rank among the milestones of cinematic