International Online Book Club – Meet the Author Digi_Book Club #2
Terézia Mora – "Love among Aliens"/“Die Liebe unter Aliens"
What could be nicer than reading a good book? How about reading a good book together! At the Goethe-Institut's new digital book club, like-minded people from all over Northern Europe can read German-language literature together and share their reading experience. What's really special is that the authors will join us live, read from their books and take part in our discussion.
For our second get-together on June 25, we welcome the award winning German-Hungarian author, Terézia Mora, who will read her anthology "Die Liebe unter Aliens" (Love among Aliens) (2016) with us.
About the book:
A young couple is brought together during of a seaside excursion. A night porter is secretly drawn to his half-sister. A university lecturer flees from her failed relationship, as well as from her own inner conflict. A Japanese professor falls in love with a goddess. In "Die Liebe unter Aliens," Terézia Mora tells stories of people who lose themselves, but never give up, who are lost, but remain hopeful. We meet women and men, who find each other curiously strange, but who want to come together. Loners, who don’t admit their true feelings to themselves. Dreamers, who obstinately maintain their idealism. (Blurb by Ransom House)
About the author:
Her literary debut was in 1999. Since then, several novels and anthologies have been published. Among those were “Alle Tage” (Day in Day out) (2004), “Das Ungeheuer” (The Monster) (2013, winner of the German Book Prize) and “Die Liebe unter Aliens” (Love among Aliens) (2016).
In 2018 she received the Georg-Büchner Prize, the most important literary prize, which is presented by the German Academy of Language and Literature (Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung).“In her novels and anthalogies, Terézia Mora dedicates herself to outsiders and homeless people, precarious existences and people who are searching for something. With that, she poignantly hits the nerve of our times,” it says in the rationale of the jury.
Terézia Mora is also known for her translations, including those of the Hungarian author Péter Esterházy.
Who can take part?
Anyone who wants to read, discover, meet German-language authors and share their reading experience with others. The book club discussion will be in German. All participants should have sufficient language skills to read, listen and discuss in German. You can register at the link below:
Registration
You will then receive a link to the online live meeting.
Technical requirements
We use Teams for our meeting. We recommend using a headset, as speakers can produce distracting echo effects. Participation is possible using PC and Mac. To participate, simply follow the link and register with your name in the room.
Teams meetings are best when you join with the Teams app or Teams on the web, and there are a number of ways to do it. You can find more information here.