Storytime for kids and young adults
The Goethe-Institut invites you to a reading by
Poornima Weerasinghe from the German Children`s Book Classic
"MOMO" by Micheal Ende on
Friday, December 16th 2022 at 04:00 pm.
You can register your children, by calling this number: 0117 201 299
Synopsis:
"Momo" is a fairy tale novel by Michael Ende from 1973. The classic book for young people about the girl Momo, who saves people from time thieves, has been translated into 46 languages and sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
In the novel, the little girl Momo fights against a superior force of time thieves, the grey lords. These forces of evil rob people of their lifetime and thus the joy of living. With personal courage and the help of good powers, Momo succeeds in destroying the Grey Lords.
© Poornima Weerasinghe
Poornima Weerasinghe is an Educationalist by profession. She enjoys her life as a storyteller, author, poet, and a foodie. Poornima is a BSc graduate in Biology (University of Delhi), Masters Graduate in Conservation and Heritage Management (DIHRM, India) and currently conduct her PhD research in Storytelling in Education with LUC Malaysia. She is trained in cultural science in many countries including at Smithsonian Institution, USA on a State Department Scholarship.
Currently she is a full-timer in education management with a premium tertiary education brand in Sri Lanka. Poornima is a member of Pick-A-Book reading club. She performs not only as a storyteller, but also as a book presenter. Conducting storytelling sessions for the children with Sri Lankan origin but living abroad, is a passionate line she is active on.
Telling a story is shedding Sunlight.
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