Saša Stanišić: Möchte die Witwe angesprochen werden ...

Join us for the next session of our book club to discuss (in German) the book Möchte die Witwe angesprochen werden, platziert sie auf dem Grab die Gießkanne mit dem Ausguss nach vorne by Saša Stanišić. New members welcome!

ABOUT THE BOOK

What if one had not made this decision, but that one instead? What if one had defied expectations?

And then there is still the fear of having been cowardly, of having hesitated too long and missed out on something, a better self, greater happiness, more amusing pets and partners.

Saša Stanišić takes us to places where this is suddenly possible: to take the more difficult path, to make an unusual choice or to tell a good lie.

Like the cleaner who decides, with a goat hair brush in her hand, to finally take life into her own hands. Like the legal advisor who is willing to cheat in order to finally beat his eight-year-old son at Memory. And like the German-Bosnian writer who travels to Heligoland for the first time, only to discover that he has already been there before.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saša Stanišić was born in Višegrad (Yugoslavia) in 1978 and has lived in Germany since 1992. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have received numerous awards. Saša Stanišić lives and works in Hamburg, where he coaches an under-10s football team.

Text source: Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH

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.