With Christopher Kloeble & Aditya Mani Jha
Save the date for a public reading and conversation with Christopher Kloeble on the latest English translation of his book "Das Museum der Welt" - The Museum of the World. In this conversation with Aditya Mani Jha, we will hear his stories and learn more about his works on the theme 'For Whom Is It'.
Day, Date: Tuesday, 29th November 2022
Time: 18:30 hrs.
Venue: Library, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi
Entry: Free; First-Come-First-Serve
About The Museum of the World
Bartholomew is an orphan from Bombay. He’s twelve years old and speaks many languages. In the year 1854, he is hired as a translator by the brothers Schlagintweit from Germany who, with the support of Alexander von Humboldt and the East India Company, embark upon the greatest expedition of their time, which takes them across India and the Himalayas.
But Bartholomew is also pursuing his own agenda: he wants to establish the first museum of his remarkable, complex native land. And for this, he is willing to risk everything – even his life.
Based on the true story of a huge scientific undertaking by three Bavarian brothers, and brilliantly translated by Rekha Kamath Rajan, Christopher Kloeble’s
The Museum of the World is a fantastic adventure that will change the way we see the history of colonialism.
About the author: Christopher Kloeble
Valerie Schmidt
Christopher Kloeble is an award-winning scriptwriter and the author of three novels, a short-story collection and a memoir. He has taught at Dartmouth College, Georgetown University, Cambridge University and Hong Kong University, among others. His books have been translated into nine languages. He lives in Berlin and New Delhi.
About the Moderator: Aditya Mani Jha
Aditya Mani Jha is an independent journalist and writer. He currently writes a streaming column called
Binge Watch for The Hindu. He has previously worked as Books Editor at The Hindu Business Line and Commissioning Editor at Penguin Random House India. His first book of essays will be published in 2023 by Oxford University Press India.
About the Translator: Rekha Kamath Rajan
Rekha Kamath Rajan spent the better part of her life reading, studying and teaching German literature at Elphinstone College in Mumbai and at the Centre of German Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, in Delhi. Her research focuses on representations of India in the German literary and missionary discourse.
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