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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 topics that have an impact from the past into the present. They were held in Chemnitz, Ústí nad Labem and České Budějovice in Czechia, Wrocław in Poland and Lviv in Ukraine. They were highlighted in over twenty multinational readings, concerts and film evenings. Not only well-known authors such as Jaroslav Rudiš read their works, but newcomers also presented their drafts from biographical literature workshops.

With the support of the German-Czech Future Fund.

 

When? From 7 March to 26 March 2025

Where? Chemnitz City Library, Chemnitz Industrial Museum, Saxon Railway Museum Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf, Metropol Cinema, Weltecho, KohleWelt (Oelsnitz), Regional Library Aussig (Ústí nad Labem), South Bohemian Scientific Library Budweis, OP ENHEIM Breslau / Wrocław

German Cultural Forum for Eastern Europe 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 Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.