Reading List # 82
An entirely subjective list of things happening in Berlin
April 3
Paulina Czienskowski: Dem Mond geht es gut.
The author talks with Lin Hierse about her new novel – invited by Literaturhaus Neukölln.
With the birth of her child, a young woman begins to see the world differently. Words fade, as love and fantasies of loss consume her. Only now does she recognize how silent her mother and grandmother have been in life. How they failed to tell their own stories. How questions of belonging and fractures constantly seep in. With probing precision, she approaches these speechless riddles, sensually and relentlessly tracing their lives amidst the fog of their memories. For how is a child supposed to know where it’s going if it doesn’t know where it comes from? In her new novel, Paulina Czienskowski reveals, through cyclical movements, what it means to become an echo—three women, three mothers, and a new life that reveals everything, as though lined with mirror foil.
Entry is free.
(DE)
7 pm | Salon am Moritzplatz, Oranienstraße 58
April 3
Crossroads #2: Tonio Schachinger & Cemile Sahin
Artist talk moderated by Mathilda Legemah und Janika Gelinek.
"Crossroads" is a series of events organized by Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery of Contemporary Art and Literaturhaus Berlin, where art and literature intersect. An author meets a painter, a sculptor encounters a writer, a multimedia artist crosses paths with a poet; their journeys converge in the museum.
In the second installment of the series, artist and writer Cemile Sahin and writer Tonio Schachinger discuss art, books, and influences—both within and beyond genre boundaries—with Mathilda Legemah from Hamburger Bahnhof and Janika Gelinek from Literaturhaus Berlin.
(DE)
6 pm | Hamburger Bahnhof, Invalidenstraße 50,
April 4 & 5
Franziska von Stenglin: Baħar Biss (Just sea)
Screening and Q&A with Franziska von Stenglin.
“Baħar Biss” (Just sea), the new work by film maker Franziska von Stenglin, is a melancholic tale set against the breathtaking backdrop of the towering cliffs of the mediterranean island of Gozo, Malta.
The story unfolds around Punta, a seasoned fisherman who, perched atop 50-meter high cliffs, practices an ancient fishing method that has been passed down through generations. With a heavy heart, he lowers a traditional fish trap into the depths of the Mediterranean, sharing his reflections on the drastic changes he has witnessed.
(EN)
April 4: 8.15 pm | Babylon Kino, Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30
April 5: 9.15 pm | ACUDkino Veteranenstraße 21
April 9
Theresa Patzscke: LITERATUR ANSCHAUEN
LITERATUR ANSCHAUEN is a course series on German literature. Together with the author Theresa Patzschke, course participants will explore positions from the 20th century to the present, from Austria, Switzerland, East and West Germany.
The course series is aimed at advanced German learners who want to speak more in small groups and seek a deeper connection to the German language.
The next course: Sprachen des Begehrens will take place in four sessions from April 9 to April 30, with meetings every Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Works read include Thomas Mann Tod in Venedig and Annemarie Schwarzenbach Eine Frau zu sehen.
Course fee is 25 € per session, register with thepatzschke@gmail.com.
(DE)
6 pm | Location on request after registration.