N\u00f8rre \u00d8rum: a small village in Jutland. Tue lives with his family on a farm, among dogs and cows. Money is often tight, his mother is depressed, and his father is unpredictable. Nevertheless, Tue not only discovers his homosexuality here, but also his hunger for life. \u00bbHof\u00ab (2024, tr: Justus Carl, Kerstin Sch\u00f6ps), the first part of Korsgaard\u2019s Denmark trilogy, is a coming-of-age novel about the impositions and beauty of life, written \u00bbwith a tenderness that hits the mark\u00ab (Ekstra Bladet) <\/p>\n\n
Steller\u2019s sea cow \u2013 a gigantic marine mammal discovered in 1741 and wiped out almost 30 years later \u2013 is the focus of this novel, which became a bestseller in Finland as soon as it was published. Spanning three centuries, it tells the story of the first sighting, the later recovery of the skeleton and its restoration, of the people who dedicate themselves to nature research, and \u00bbmakes the ecological fractures and the free fall of the entire world tangible\u00ab (Helsingin Sanomat).<\/p>\n\n
With Thomas Korsgaard, Iida Turpeinen<\/p>\n\n
Moderated by Toby Ashraf<\/p>\n\n
Read by Patrick G\u00fcldenberg.<\/p>\n\n
The event will be held in English with readings in Danish, Finnish, and German.<\/p>\n\n
\u00bbHof\u00ab (Hvis der skulle komme et menneske forbi) was translated from Danish into German by Justus Carl and Kerstin Sch\u00f6ps.<\/p>\n\n
\u00bbDas Wesen des Lebens\u00ab (Elolliset) was translated from Finnish into German by Maximilian Murmann.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","tags":[],"jct-program-properties":[808],"jct-ilb-years":[906],"jct-program-categories":[796],"class_list":["post-85947","events-archive","type-events-archive","status-publish","hentry","jct-program-properties-livestream-en","jct-ilb-years-2024-en","jct-program-categories-evening-program"],"yoast_head":"\n