In seinem jüngsten Roman erzählt Navid Kermani von einer Schriftstellerin, die auf dem Höhepunkt ihres beruflichen Erfolgs ein Scheitern in ihrem Privatleben und ihrer Selbstdefinition durchlebt. In einer einzigartigen, hochliterarischen Form aus Roman und Journal, Essay und Meditation stellt der Autor, der u. a. mit dem Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels
2022 erhielt Mohammed Alnaas für seinen Roman »Khobz ’ala tawila al-khal Milad« [Ü: Brot auf Onkel Milads Tisch] den renommierten Internationalen Preis für Arabische Romanliteratur (IPAF), auch als arabischer Booker bekannt. Das Werk spiegelt eine Vielzahl persönlicher Erfahrungen, die durch eine fesselnde Erzählung gekonnt zusammengeführt sind. Als Roman ist es
Als in der von Besatzern okkupierten Stadt Vasenka ein tauber Junge auf offener Straße von einem Soldaten erschossen wird, leisten die Bewohner:innen Widerstand, indem sie sich nur noch in Gebärdensprache verständigen. An den Toren der Soldatenbaracken steht in Kreide: »NIEMAND KANN EUCH HÖREN«. In Ilya Kaminskys 2020 mit dem Literaturpreis
Creative writing and performance workshop / Meeting with Kristina Sigunsdotter Neele has chicken pox. Back at school, her best friend Nour wants nothing to do with her and hangs out with the horse girls instead. Now she needs the support of her aunt Fanny, an artist. But Fanny is currently
Talks & readings, hands-on activities, culinary catering At the 20th FamilienFest International, the authors and illustrators Laura Carlin, Hassan Zahreddine, Paula Carballeira und Sabine Rufener will present their latest picture books and as premieres. In addition, the event will include a vibrant program – and snacks will also be provided.
Poster workshop / Meeting with Hassan Zahreddine Zin, who lives in Lebanon, can neither read nor write. Despite being a child, he has to work in a print shop, where the master inspires Zin’s enthusiasm for printing and thus also teaches him to read and write. One day Zin receives
Talk, reading with picture book screening, live illustration, Q&A Zin, who lives in Lebanon, can neither read nor write. Despite being a child, he has to work in a print shop, where the master inspires Zin’s enthusiasm for printing and thus also teaches him to read and write. One day
Talk, reading, Q&A Zin, who lives in Lebanon, can neither read nor write. Despite being a child, he has to work in a print shop, where the master inspires Zin’s enthusiasm for printing and thus also teaches him to read and write. One day Zin receives an order to print
Talk Zin, who lives in Lebanon, can neither read nor write. Despite being a child, he has to work in a print shop, where the master inspires Zin’s enthusiasm for printing and thus also teaches him to read and write. One day Zin receives an order to print pamphlets, which
Printing workshop / Meeting with Hassan Zahreddine Zin, who lives in Lebanon, can neither read nor write. Despite being a child, he has to work in a print shop, where the master inspires Zin’s enthusiasm for printing and thus also teaches him to read and write. One day Zin receives
Workshop talk, Q&A A boy finds an analog camera on the beach that has been drifting on the world’s oceans for decades. The photos he has developed show a fantastic marine world full of highly intelligent, sophisticated creatures. Looking more closely at the last photo, he knows exactly what he
Talk, picture book screening with live music, live illustration, Q&A »Flotsam«:A boy finds an analog camera on the beach that has been drifting on the world’s oceans for decades. The photos he has developed show a fantastic marine world full of highly intelligent, sophisticated creatures. Looking more closely at the
