German Book Premiere
Konrad Widuch, once an enthusiastic Russian revolutionary, ends up in the gulag under Stalin. He manages to escape and finds refuge with the Ljáudi people in the vastness of the taiga. When a Russian plane lands nearby, he has to defend himself and is soon on the run again. In his diary, he reports on the political and human upheavals of his time. A literary work »that is a journey through Europe’s collective unconscious and at the same time a great roman à clef about the present.« (NZZ)
With Szczepan Twardoch.
Hosted by Thomas Böhm.
Read by Ulrich Matthes.
The event will be held in English with simultaneous translation into German by Stefan Schade and Karolina Golimowska.
In cooperation with Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
»Kälte« (Chołod) was translated from Polish into German by Olaf Kühl.