Paris, early 1930s: Anaïs Nin is married to a banker. She longs for freedom and creativity. In her diaries, for which she later becomes famous, she records her feelings and passions. A graphic novel about a life lived unconventionally. »The freedom of tone, the limpid subject, and the sensuality of
What could China’s evolution towards democracy look like? President Xi Jinping will soon be deposed in a coup d’état; and the leaders of the coup will launch a transition to democracy and the rule of law – this is the prognosis of Roger Garside, who, as a former British diplomat
Former detainees, lawyers, social workers, soldiers: In this volume edited by Sarah Mirk, ten people whose lives have been shaped by the controversial U.S. prison camp are heard. Accompanied by drawings by a variety of artists, the stories also form an impressive example of illustrative journalism. »The New York Times«
Visual artist Sim Chi Yin and Maaza Mengiste, author of the 2020 Booker Finalist The Shadow King, will be in conversation about Chi Yin’s new exhibition One Day We’ll Understand, her book She Never Rode That Trishaw Again, and the intersections of colonial/vernacular archives, narratives and memory on September 11 at 12 pm at Zilberman Gallery (Goethestraße 82,
After the parliamentary elections at the end of 2020, from which the party of democratically elected State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi once again emerged as the winner, the military in Myanmar instigated a coup on February 1, 2021, and imposed martial law. Since then, the military has used deadly
Cestial and Roy are a young, successful couple. But then Roy is arrested and sentenced to several years in prison for a crime he did not commit. From alternating perspectives, Tayari Jones tells a story about arbitrariness and racism, about loyalty and love, and explores the realities of life for
Every year, five prize winners of the Berliner Festspiele’s Treffen junger Autor*innen are invited to the ≫Nahaufnahme≪ [close-up], this year Nicole Collignon, Josefa Ramirez Sánchez, Paula Schlagbauer, Kristina Vasilevskaja and Miedya Mahmod. The aim is to encourage the young authors’ writing and support their path to a professional writing career. They work
Since her debut in 1990, Ana Luísa Amaral has published numerous volumes of poetry. Most recently, the volume »Was ist ein Name« [Eng. »What’s In a Name«, 2017; translated into German by Michael Kegler and Piero Salabè] was published to great acclaim in German. In 2021, she won the Premio
1995 in Pristina, Kosovo: Arsim, a young Albanian, is newly married. When he meets Milos, a Serb, a secret affair begins that lasts until Arsim flees with his family into exile from the war. Years later, he returns to Pristina alone to search for Milos. »A shocking and moving novel
The director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at King’s College London is considered an expert on Islamist terror. Among other things, he evaluated data records of more than 700 European jihadists and wrote the book »Terror is Among Us«. He saw the attack on »Charlie Hebdo«
What exactly is misogyny, and how is it different from sexism? And why do women sometimes defend a system that despises them? Priya Basil, author of the 2021 essay »Im Wir und Jetzt« [tr: In Us and Now ― Becoming a Feminist], writer Maaza Mengiste, and Jagoda Marinić, author of
The Matrix trilogy is one of the most successful film series of all time. »Matrix 4« has recently been added to the franchise. Parts of it were shot at silent green Kulturquartier. In this conversation, Bosnian-American writer Aleksandar Hemon, director Lana Wachowski, who co-wrote the screenplay with David Mitchell, who
