Begegnung · Colombe Schneck

In the organizer's words:

The French star author as a guest at the Heinrich Heine Institute

The French author Colombe Schneck is a literary star in France. Her "Paris Trilogy", in which she describes life in the left-liberal Jewish bourgeoisie, was her international breakthrough. Her Paris Trilogy is an outstanding account of the major themes in a woman's life - body, sexuality, class, origin, friendship, love and death.

In her latest book, "Lies in Paradise", Schneck embarks on an autobiographical journey back in time to a childhood in which Swiss mountain idyll meets black pedagogy. In her autofictional novel, the author writes movingly about pain, healing and family. This book is both a journey and research, it tells how memory bubbles burst and yet retain a golden glow.

Colombe Schneck, born in Paris in 1966, studied politics at one of the most prestigious universities in Paris and works as a journalist. Colombe Schneck is obsessed with the truth and has written extensively about the secrets of her upper middle-class Jewish family history; her books have won several awards in France.

Moderation: Stefan Barmann

In cooperation with the Heinrich Heine Institute
Supported by: Rowohlt Verlags, Cultural Office of the City of Düsseldorf and Eurostar

Price information:

Reservation at the Heinrich Heine Institute: +49 211 - 8995571 / anmeldungen-hhi@duesseldorf.de Admission: 8 € Reduced price: 4 €