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

Far East Berlin – Reading the Asian Berlin. With: Ma Thida, Sonny Thet

22. internationales literaturfestival berlin [© Hartwig Klappert]
22. internationales literaturfestival berlin [© Hartwig Klappert]

Residents of Berlin from Thailand, Korea, China, Taiwan, India, Cambodia, and Vietnam help shape the city’s diverse cultural life and will share what it feels like to live in Germany with a different background. Themes and texts of Asian Berlin are presented by Ma Thida, Burmese surgeon, writer, and president of ›Writers In Prison‹ of PEN; and Sonny Thet, Berlin based cello player of Cambodian origin, who talks about his artistic work between classical, folk and rock and also performs live on the cello.

Moderation: Martin Jankowski
Language: German, English

An event by Berliner Literarische Aktion e.V. in cooperation with the international literature festival berlin 2022, sponsored by the district office of Treptow Köpenick. In cooperation with Berlin Asia Arts Club.

Tickets only available at the venue at the Evening Box Office.
Festival Pass holders need to purchase a regular ticket.