A Triangular Talk with Pierre Jarawan, Azadeh Moaveni and Faïza Guène
DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES WE ARE SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS EVENT HAD TO BE CANCELLED.
Presented in association with the Goethe-Institut London, Institut Français and Deutsch-Französische Kulturfonds, the Birmingham Literature Festival is delighted to bring together German writer Pierre Jarawan, British weiter Azadeh Moaveno and French writer Faïza Guène to discuss their latest books.
Sharing very different stories and accounts of exile, politics, terrorism, war and disconnection, this latest event in the Triangular Talk series will explore the ways in which relationships, choices and free expression can transcend national borders, and what home looks like, irrespective of how far away you are.
Pierre Jarawan is a Munich-based author, slam poet and host. He was born to Lebanese-German parents in Amman, Jordan, in 1985 after his family had fled the Lebanese Civil War. At the age of three, he and his family settled in Germany. He is known as one of the most popular German-language poets on stage since 2009. In 2012, he won the finals at the International German-speaking poetry slam competition. His debut novel “In the End, the Cedars Remain” won several awards and was widely translated.
Triangular Talks are a series of contemporary literature events organised jointly by the Institut français London and the Goethe-Institut London, supported by the deutsch-französische Kulturfonds. Against the backdrop of an ever more divided Europe, the Triangular Talks programme invites urgent literary voices from both countries who address through their works the current fast-changing socio-political climate in Europe to enter conversations across literary stages in the UK. The programme is devised to run for one year and partners with literature organisations and festivals across the UK. It aims to foster transnational cooperation and draw attention to the challenges and complexities of a united Europe.
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