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Leselust goes Europe

Literature from Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland and Ukraine

A red, cartoonish creature with an exaggerated grin and big eyes reads a book. Another small creature, emerging from its shoulder, also looks at the book. The background is a pale yellow.
A red, cartoonish creature with an exaggerated grin and big eyes reads a book. Another small creature, emerging from its shoulder, also looks at the book. The background is a pale yellow.
Illustration: Ulrike Schell

Socialism, mining and migration are all topics that continue to have an impact from the past into the present. They are important in Chemnitz, but also in Ústí nad Labem and České Budějovice in the Czech Republic, Wrocław in Poland and Lviv in Ukraine. These topics will be explored in over 20 multinational readings, concerts and film evenings. As well as readings with well-known authors such as Jaroslav Rudiš, newcomers will also present their drafts from biographical literature workshops. Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, is expected to visit Chemnitz for a reading.

When? From 1. March 2025 until 21.March 2025

Where? Chemnitz City Library, Chemnitz Industrial Museum, Saxon Railway Museum Chemnitz, Metropol Chemnitz Cinema, Weltecho Chemnitz, KohleWelt Oelsnitz, Regional Library Aussig/Ústí n. L., South Bohemian Scientific Library Budweis/ České Budějovice, OP ENHEIM Breslau/Wrocław

Deutsches Kulturforum östliches Europa e.V.


European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.