Buchpremiere: Heute bin ich ein Horizont – Illustrierte Lyrik aus Brasilien

Reading & Discussion with Leonardo Tonus and Lilli-Hannah Hoepner

Small illustration exhibition (including surprise guests)

Moderator: Martin Pflanzer

You are cordially invited to a literary journey to Brazil! Editor Leonardo Tonus, translator Lilli-Hannah Hoepner, and publisher Martin Pflanzer present the newly released poetry anthology “Heute bin ich ein Horizont / Hoje sou um horizonte.” It features poems by eleven Brazilian authors, whose work has been translated into German for the first time. The reading will be accompanied visually by illustrations from the book, some of which will also be on display in a small exhibition.

About the book: The anthology “Heute bin ich ein Horizont / Hoje sou um horizonte” invites readers to traverse a multifaceted horizon: that of contemporary Brazilian poetry, that of hospitality between languages and cultures, and that of the imagination, which—like the horizon itself—constantly opens up beyond what we are able to see. In their poems, the eleven authors reflect Brazil’s literary, cultural, and ethnic diversity. Their poetry has been translated into German for the first time and is also included in the original language. All poems are individually illustrated—by a total of 21 illustrators. © Image: Hagebutte Verlag

Leonardo Tonus, born in São Paulo, is a professor of Brazilian literature at the Sorbonne. He has lived in France for 30 years and works in the fields of contemporary Brazilian literature, literary theory, and comparative literature, with research focusing on migration. As a member of the editorial and reading committees of various international literary journals, he has published and coordinated numerous articles on contemporary Brazilian literature. He served as literary advisor for the 2015 Paris Book Fair and is the initiator and organizer of the Paris-based and international festival Printemps Littéraire Brésilien and the Projeto MIGRA. As an author, he has written the poetry collections “Agora Vai Ser Assim” (2018) and “Inquietações em tempos de insônia” (2019), both published by Nós. His poetry collection “Diários em mar aberto” was published in 2021 by Folhas de Relva in Brazil and in German translation in 2023 by Hagebutte Verlag in Munich. His latest book, “Antes que as palavras te esqueçam,” was published in 2025 by CEPE Editora. © Photo: L. Tonus

Lilli-Hannah Hoepner studied directing at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich. She worked as an assistant director at the Münchner Kammerspiele and Schauspiel Frankfurt and has since been active as a director at various German municipal theaters and also regularly in Brazil. She also works as a screenwriter, dubbing director, and translator. Her translations include the comic “Pelezinho” by Mauricio de Sousa (Susanna Rieder Verlag, 2013), the collection of chronicles “(almost) everything’s fine” by Luciana Rangel (Hagebutte Verlag, 2021), and the poetry collection “Notes from the High Seas” by Leonardo Tonus (Hagebutte Verlag, 2023). © Photo: Max Sonnenschein

Martin Pflanzer studied “Art and Multimedia” at LMU Munich. In addition to his work as a graphic designer at Bayerischer Rundfunk, he frequently and enthusiastically explores new forms of expression through image and sound. This has resulted in photos, videos, paintings, websites, illustrations, installations, animations, stage designs, and, more recently, books. He is a publisher at Hagebutte Verlag in Munich. © Photo: Hagebutte Verlag

The reading and moderation will be in German with some passages in Brazilian Portuguese. Anyone who would like to take a closer look at the small exhibition is welcome to arrive a little earlier, starting at 7:00 p.m.; the reading will then begin at 7:30 p.m.

Bellevue di Monaco (rear building, hall on the 1st floor)

Müllerstraße 2, 80469 Munich

Admission: €10