was born in Ankara and grew up in Istanbul. In 2008 she graduated with a degree in Theater Studies and Dramaturgy from the University of Istanbul. After some experience as an assistant director and actress at Istanbul theaters, she came to Germany in 2008 to study drama at the Alanus
born in 1959, is an American writer, journalist, and war reporter. He is a regular contributor to the »New York Times Magazine«, »Vanity Fair« and »GQ«. In 2013, he published his much acclaimed biography »Lawrence in Arabia«. In 2016, »The New York Times Magazine« published his reportage »Fractured Lands«, an
studied German literature, art history, and literature studies and earned her doctorate from the Universität Siegen. Her research focuses on children’s and young adult literature, art history, and film studies. This is Planka’s second appearance as a guest at the ilb, where she will speak on the topic »›Wir ist
was born in 2001 in Berlin and is in the 12th grade at the Katholische Theresienschule in Berlin-Weißensee. She is a first-time guest of the ilb. As a finalist for the 2018 THEO literary competition, she will present her short story WELT UND SPIELZEUG.
is a musician and sound artist from Bern. Since 2005, he has been a member of the duo »Fitzgerald & Rimini« with author and spoken word poet Ariane von Graffenried, working at the intersection of literature, music, and performance. Besides playing the bass, he is interested in exploring the sonic
is a British historian and author with a focus on the history of World War II. His most recent book »Lonely Courage. The True Story of the SOE Heroines Who Fought to Free Nazi-Occupied France« (2017) is about the women of a British special unit in World War II. Since
Regina Dürig, born in 1982 in Mannheim, grew up in Odenwald and studied Communication in Social and Economic Contexts in Berlin and Literary Writing in Biel, Switzerland.Dürig made her début as a children’s and young adult author in 2011 with »Katertag. Oder: Was sagt der Knopf bei Nacht?« (tr: Hangover
is a philosopher, activist and translator who lives in Madrid. Since 1991 he has been collaborating with the post-operaist research and political networks, and has edited a number of works by Antonio Negri, Félix Guattari and others. Since 2000 he has been promoting new autonomous educational and political projects: Universidad
Raoul Schrott was born in 1964. He grew up in Tirol, Tunis, and Zürich, and studied languages and literature in Norwich, Paris, and Berlin. From 1986 until 1987, he was the secretary to Philippe Soupault in Paris. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on »Dada 1921−1922« and in 1998 he earned
Prabda Yoon, born in 1973 in Bangkok, lived in the USA from ages fourteen to twenty-six, attended high school at the Cambridge School of Weston, Massachusetts, and studied at the Parsons School of Design in Manhattan for two years as well as graphic design at the Cooper Union for four
Rachel Cusk, born in 1967 in Saskatoon, Canada, grew up in Los Angeles. In 1974, her family moved to Great Britain. Cusk studied English at the New College at Oxford University. She later worked for a London literary agency and traveled to Spain and Latin America. In 1993, she released
born in 1960, is a Franco-British lawyer and Professor at University College London. He is the author of several books and won numerous prizes for his literary début »East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity« (2016), accompanied by the BBC Storyville film »My Nazi Legacy«.
