BERLIN LIEST EIN BUCH: “Lügen über meine Mutter” - Lesung & Gespräch mit Daniela Dröscher

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Moderator: Thomas Böhm, radioeins

Daniela Dröscher talks about growing up in a family in which one topic dominates everything: the mother's body weight.

Is this woman too fat? Does she need to lose weight? Yes, decides her husband, to whom her mother is subjected on a daily basis. "Lies About My Mother" tells the story of a childhood in the Hunsrück region in the 1980s, characterized by the father's conviction that his wife's excess weight is responsible for his failure - both professionally and socially. It is also a retrospective from today's perspective: What really happened? What was concealed or lied about? What does this tell us about society?

Daniela Dröscher lets her child alter ego relive the years of this "chamber play" and delivers a touching, intelligent novel about subtle violence, responsibility and care. A tragic-comic book about a strong woman who fights for her self-determination.

Daniela Dröscher, who grew up in Rhineland-Palatinate, lives in Berlin. She writes prose, essays and theater texts. She has been awarded the Anna Seghers Prize and the Robert Gernhardt Prize (2017), among others.