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

Events

Wednesday
until

Stories between grey and glimmer

Industriemuseum Chemnitz

Dialogue Reading
Wednesday
until

"Carbon. Ein Lied von Donezk" - A poem about the coal pot of Ukraine

smac - State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz

Education Dialogue
Thursday
until

"Carbon. A song from Donetsk" - A poem about the coal pot of Ukraine

smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz

Festival Main programme
Saturday
until

Literary travelling

TIETZ

Education Dialogue
Monday
until

Film programme: Eurodonbas | Yevrodanbas

Chemnitz, Weltecho

Education Movie
Wednesday
until

Reading: As if the past had been erased

Kohlewelt Oelsnitz

Dialogue Reading
Thursday
until

Reading: Generation Amazon

Wroclaw

Dialogue Reading
Saturday
until

Pick up your pen, Chemnitz! | Pisz Łódź!

TIETZ

Dialogue Reading
Thursday
until

Reading: NEXT STOP: EUROPA

Sächsisches Eisenbahnmuseum - Schauplatz Eisenbahn

Movie Arts

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.