German Author Michael Goetting Will Read From His New Novel

The Waterloo Centre for German Studies and the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies are hosting a reading by German author Michael Götting. He'll read from his premier novel, Contrapunctus (English: Counterpoint). The reading will take place on January 26 at 4:00 p.m. in the courtyard in Environment 1 and will be followed by a Q&A session.

Contrapunctus is an uncompromising portrayal of four Black Germans struggling with the remainders of the country’s colonial past, their relationships, and the racist tendencies within the society.

Götting is an author, journalist and curator. His novel was published in September 2015. He received his MA in North American Studies and German Studies from the Freie Universität Berlin. Götting writes for ZEIT ONLINE, Deutschlandfunk and the Tagesspiegel and works as a freelance artist and curator for Berlin's postmigrant theatre Ballhaus Naunystrasse.

All are welcome, and knowledge of German is not required. More information about the event is available on the event listing. You can also download a poster to display at work or forward to anyone you think might be interested in coming.