Discussion Birgit Vanderbeke: 'Die Frau mit dem Hund'

Book Cover "Die Frau mit dem Hund" @Piper

Tue, 15.12.2015

6:30 PM

Goethe-Institut Glasgow

We discuss the book "Die Frau mit dem Hund" (The Lady with the Dog) by Birgit Vanderbeke published in 2012.

One day she simply appears, Pola Nogueira. She has a dog with her, and she is pregnant. Jule Tenbrock, the overzealous launderette employee, is not the only one who is confused by her sudden appearance as people in the seventh district have seen neither a dog nor a baby for a long time.  It is only Timon Abramowski who shows any curiosity and openness towards Pola who escaped from the city to the countryside to have her baby there. Timon quickly realizes that by meeting Pola he has embarked on a bit of an adventure…
 

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