LESE-LITERATI - ONLEIHE BOOK BUFFET

Lese-Literati:Onleihe Book Buffet where the world of literature awaits you, offers in November the final event for this year.
 
This event is in English and is open to all upon registration
Writing and a Sense of Belonging: In Conversation with Author Monica Cantieni

Works of fiction allow us to experience lives different from our own. At some point in our own lives, we may have also felt different or like an outsider. This event- including both a reading and a conversation - will discuss the social constructions of identity and explore the roles played by politics, society, ethnicity and most important family. How does a family -one that we are born into or one that is chosen for us (as is the case in “The Encyclopaedia of Good Reasons’), provide support against what may be an indifferent or even a hostile world outside?
This event which enables author-reader interaction besides a virtual reading will take place on ZOOM 6:30 - 7:30 pm. (IST).
Registrations open Wednesday, 3 November 2021.

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MONICA CANTIENI
Author Monica Cantieni, (* 1965), lives in Wettingen, Switzerland. She publishes novels and short stories.
Her last novel “Grünschnabel”, published by Schöffling & Co, Frankfurt a. Main was nominated for the Swiss Book Prize in 2011 and - in its English translation by Seagull Books, Kolkata-London-Chicago - for the First Book Award at the Edinburgh International Book Festival (UK, 2015). The novel has been translated into six languages. To date, she has received numerous awards for her short stories, published in magazines and anthologies.

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THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GOOD REASONS| GRÜNSCHNABEL-
"My father bought me from the city for 365 francs." Thus begins the story of a child who, given up for adoption, ends up with new parents in the immigrant milieu of the 1970s. In the midst of this colourfully mixed environment, the child tries to gain a foothold and to find her way around with the help of a collection of words in many matchboxes. Which is not so easy; the problems only get bigger as a discovery is made in the wardrobe of an Italian guest worker that triggers an avalanche.

LESE-LITERATI
Lese-Literati is the literary event series from the libraries of the Goethe-Institut in South Asia. If you're looking for rich culture, international exchanges, and fantastic bookish events, Lese-Literati is just the thing for you. Celebrate your love of books and literature, featuring everything from Meet the Author events, author panels to literary debates.

ONLEIHE BOOK BUFFET
Onleihe Book Buffet is a bookish extravaganza - a literary feast that strives to inspire all to fall in love with books by bringing authors and readers together for one big celebration. This year’s special curated Onleihe menu has diverse aromatic flavours on offer. This combo includes an incredible celebration of 6 Onleihe books and features international authors.