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

Meron Hadero [participates remotely]: A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times

Portrait Meron Hadero
Meron Hadero [© privat]

Migrants, refugees, and displaced persons are the focus of Meron Hadero’s debut, who in 2021 became the first Ethiopian writer to receive the Caine Prize for African Writing. The short story collection won the Restless Book Prize for New Immigrant Fiction before it was even published. The jury stated, »With tremendous power and wonderful subtlety, Meron Hadero grants us access to the inner worlds of people at moments when everything is at stake«.

Moderation: Matt Aufderhorst
Language: English

Due to private circumstances the author cannot be present in Berlin. She participates remotely.