Legends and Dreams: Reinhard Kleist’s Graphic Narrative - Poster Exhibition
WCGS and GSS invite one and all to browse the halls of the Modern Languages building for an exclusive look at a poster exhibition of Reinhard Kleist's graphic novel Berliner Mythen. The poster series follows the taxi driver Ozan, who connects the audience to the diverse myths of Berlin by the streets he associates with the stories. When his passengers name their destination, Ozan always has a story to tell about Berlin‘s most varied people – from the tsar‘s daughter Anastasia to David Bowie. This exhibition has been organized by the course GER 308 German through Comics taught by Sara Marsh.
More details about the exhibition:
The exhibition is in the original German and is located on all three floors of the Modern Languages building.
The
exhibition
shows
seven
comics
from
the
graphic
novel
Berliner
Mythen
(“Legends
of
Berlin”)
by
the
award-winning
cartoonist
Reinhard
Kleist.
He
received
a
German
Youth
Literature
Prize
and
other
awards
for
The
Boxer,
the
biography
of
a
Jewish
boxer.
The
Legends
of
Berlin
are
based
on
a
collection
of
folklore
from
four
centuries
linked
to
the
topology
of
the
metropolis.
Editor
Michael
Groenewald
and
Lutz
Göllner,
editor
at
the
Berlin
city
magazine,
Zitty,
came
up
with
the
idea
for
the
book.
Reinhard
Kleist
thought
up
the
background
story:
Ozan,
a
taxi
driver,
chauffeuring
his
passengers
through
Berlin,
telling
them
the
legends
about
the
places
they
are
heading
to,
and
listening
to
their
personal
stories.
This
creates
a
special
kind
of
city
guidebook.
Berliner
Mythen
was
published
from
2013
until
2015
as
a
series
in
Berlin’s
city
magazine,
Zitty.
- Read a small write-up about Reinhard Kleist's Berliner Mythen from Deustchlandfunk und Kultur
- Visit Reinhard Kleist's personal website and learn more about his work.
Parking
Accessible Parking can be found in between the Dana Porter Library (LIB) and the Modern Languages Building (ML). The cost is $5 coin entry ($1 and $2 coins). This area can be accessed off the ring road. Take a right after Ira G. Needles Hall (NH) building to access this parking.