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6:30 PM, BST
Monika Helfer: Löwenherz
Book Club Meeting|Interested in German books? Come along to discuss this novel with us.
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Goethe-Institut Glasgow, Glasgow
- Language German
- Price Free Admission
Join us for the next session of our book club to discuss (in German) the book Löwenherz by Monika Helfer. New members welcome!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Since the death of their mother, Monika and her sisters have been separated from their little brother Richard. They only rarely see each other, and are losing their bond. It is the late 1970s, and the Baader-Meinhof gang is turning Germany upside down. Richard is already a young man, a typesetter by trade - “the avant garde of the working class”. He is an oddball and seems not to value life very much. He will only take on any responsibility when it is thrust upon him - including when, in a highly strange move, an old lover leaves him with a child he only knows by its nickname: Putzi. As the political situation in the country grows increasingly tense, the months he spends with the girl change Richard. Unintentionally becoming a father gives him some new footing, at least for a while. Monika Helfer turns her life experience into great literature; through her novels about her family, she has become the chronicler of an entire century.
Text source: Carl Hanser Verlag, München
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Everyone who would like to read and discover German books and share their reading experience with others is welcome. The conversation will be in German. All participants should have sufficient language skills (B2/C1 and higher) to read and discuss in German.
Participation is free of charge.
This event is part of the series Book Club Glasgow.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Since the death of their mother, Monika and her sisters have been separated from their little brother Richard. They only rarely see each other, and are losing their bond. It is the late 1970s, and the Baader-Meinhof gang is turning Germany upside down. Richard is already a young man, a typesetter by trade - “the avant garde of the working class”. He is an oddball and seems not to value life very much. He will only take on any responsibility when it is thrust upon him - including when, in a highly strange move, an old lover leaves him with a child he only knows by its nickname: Putzi. As the political situation in the country grows increasingly tense, the months he spends with the girl change Richard. Unintentionally becoming a father gives him some new footing, at least for a while. Monika Helfer turns her life experience into great literature; through her novels about her family, she has become the chronicler of an entire century.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Monika Helfer, born in 1947 in Au/Bregenzerwald, is a writer and lives with her family in Vorarlberg. She has received numerous awards for her novels, stories and children’s books, most recently the Johan Peter Hebel Prize in 2022. Most recent publications by Hanser includeVati (2021), for which she was nominated for the German Book Prize, Löwenherz (2022) and Die Jungfrau (2023) as well as Wie die Weltweiterging (Geschichten für jeden Tag, 2024).Text source: Carl Hanser Verlag, München
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Everyone who would like to read and discover German books and share their reading experience with others is welcome. The conversation will be in German. All participants should have sufficient language skills (B2/C1 and higher) to read and discuss in German.
Participation is free of charge.
REGISTRATION
If you are not a regular member of the book club please register your interest by sending an email to library-glasgow@goethe.de. We will add you to our book club mailing list.This event is part of the series Book Club Glasgow.
Location
Goethe-Institut Glasgow
3 Park Circus
Glasgow G3 6AX
United Kingdom
3 Park Circus
Glasgow G3 6AX
United Kingdom