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In uncompromising lyrical overdrive, melancholy pairs with a longing for boundlessness. Jeet Thayil brings this sound to the stage with the ILB House Band, improvising and reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afterward follows a conversation with ILB Head of Program Simone Schr\u00f6der about his diverse work as author, publisher, and musician. The audience will also have the opportunity to ask questions to the 26th ILB&#8217;s Curator in Residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Curator in Residence Program is made possible by the LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Jeet Thayil<br>Moderated by Simone Schr\u00f6der<br>With musical accompaniment by the ILB House Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event will be held in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"template":"","tags":[1008,1157],"jtc-program-language":[1137],"jtc-program-marketing-segment":[1149],"jtc-program-format":[1111],"jct-program-kjlgrade":[],"jct-program-properties":[808],"jct-program-days":[822],"jct-program-locations":[847,1117],"jct-program-categories":[796],"class_list":["post-98608","events","type-events","status-publish","hentry","tag-curator-in-residence-en","tag-rhythm-writing","jtc-program-language-english","jtc-program-marketing-segment-stimulierung","jtc-program-format-performance","jct-program-properties-livestream-en","jct-program-days-day-02","jct-program-locations-haus-der-berliner-festspiele-en","jct-program-locations-seitenbuehne","jct-program-categories-evening-program"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jeet Thayil: One Last Unending Night for the World &#8211; international literature festival berlin<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/jeet-thayil-one-last-unending-night-for-the-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jeet Thayil: One Last Unending Night for the World &#8211; international literature festival berlin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In Jeet Thayil&#8217;s poems, a restless self is on the move. 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