The British novelist and critic Howard Jacobson was born in 1942 in Manchester and studied English Literature under FR Leavis at Downing College, Cambridge. He lectured for three years at the University of Sydney before returning to Britain to teach at Selwyn College in Cambridge. From 1974 to 1980, he
Theatre director, studied theatre studies at HU Berlin, lecturer and acting mentor at HfS Ernst Busch Berlin (2004-2009), development of the acting department, management of and teaching at Akademie für Darstellende Kunst BW (2008-2013), international teaching in Shanghai, Doha, Kigali. Since 2015, lecturer at the Zurich University of the Arts
Hermina Fátyol, born in 1982, is a Hungarian actress who began her acting career with the Maladype ensemble in Budapest, of which she is also a founding member. She studied Arabic Studies at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest and spent a year abroad in Damascus during her studies and
born in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1992, is a German writer. In 2010 she made her début with the novel »Axolotl Roadkill«, which was translated into twenty languages. The film adaptation, which she directed herself, won an award at the Sundance Festival 2017. Her most recent novel is »Bungalow« (2018).
born in 1954, is a literature and book scholar. Since 1981 he has worked at the Kafka Research Center at the Bergische Universität/Gesamthochschule Wuppertal. He is co-editor of the critical edition of Franz Kafka’s works, in which he edited the »Diaries«, the »Texts Published in His Lifetime« and the collections
born in Nuremberg in 1974, studied ethnology and literature. He worked as an editor, translator, and theatre director and has performed as an actor in numerous film and television productions. He appeared in two films directed by Thomas Brasch in 1981 and 1982. He also works as a photographer, radio
György Dalos was born in 1943 in Budapest where he first of all worked as a museologist after completing his history degree in Moscow. Since supporting the Hungarian movement for more democracy in its initial phases in 1977, Dalos has repeatedly campaigned against authoritarian politics, whether as editor of the
born in 1954, she studied Slavic and German Studies. After her graduate studies at the University of Konstanz and a research stay in Moscow, she taught German as a foreign language and worked in a gallery. Since the 1980s she has mainly translated from the Russian language and has been
Dorka Gryllus, born in Budapest in 1972, is a Hungarian actress. From 1994 to 1998 she studied acting at the Theater and Film Academy in Budapest. Parallel to her theater work, she took part in various Hungarian film and television productions from the mid-1990s onwards. In Germany she became known
Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy, Ireland in 1955. He studied history and English at University College, Dublin, and subsequently worked as a language teacher in Barcelona for three years. After returning to Dublin in 1978, he worked mainly as a journalist for »In Dublin«, »Hiberna« and other publications. In
born in Gelsenkirchen in 1957, was a dramaturge at the Freie Volksbühne Berlin until 1989 after studying theatre, philosophy, and psychology in Munich and Berlin. The focus of his documentaries, commissioned for both television and for the cinema, is on life stories of creative personalities such as Thomas Brasch, Klaus
born in 1970, is a literature and cultural studies scholar. She works as a teacher in Hamburg and was previously a research assistant at the Leibniz Center for Literary and Cultural Research in Berlin. Her research focuses on European Jewish literature of the 19th and 20th centuries, Yiddish literature, and
