Galsan Tschinag reading from his novel (in German, with parallel passages in English) Der Blaue Himmel
Book launch with documentary film (German with English subtitles), and reading (in English)
Deutsch-Kroatische Autorin Jagoda Marinić liest aus ihren Werken
Co-sponsored by the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, the Chair in Croatian Studies, and the Munk-Goethe Writers Residency
The young author Alina Bronsky is the fourth recipient of the Munk-Goethe Writers Residency. Her debut "Scherbenpark" is about 17-year-old Sascha who came from Moscow to Germany. Sascha is a commuter between two worlds and not at home in either of them but sharp-tongued and precocious enough to stand her ground – and to take the reader with her on a constantly accelerating journey.
Daniela Wolff published her first novel, Kurzsturz (Shortfall), in 2014. A resident of Canada since 2010, she lives and writes in Waterloo Region.
Michael Götting is an author, journalist and curator. His novel Contrapunctus (Counterpoint) was published in September 2015.
German author and entrepreneur Marc Degens will be reading from his work in both German and English:
Christopher Kloeble is a German novelist, playwright, and scriptwriter.
„ich war neun, lebte im besten land der welt und hatte keine ahnung von revolution.“
In welchem Land wir geboren werden, wir aufwachsen, können wir uns nicht aussuchen.
