In the organizer's words:

January 8, 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Manfred Bofinger, who gave his name to the Alt-Treptow district library.

Gabi Bofinger will read from the book "Ein Dicker Hund. Stories with children" and actor Holger Franke will read from Bofinger's biography "Der krumme Löffel".

Why can't a dog be blue sometimes? Why does Bofinger only draw men in his jokes? How much plasticine does a child need? And who actually draws all the pictures? The answers to these and other seemingly trivial questions can be found in Manfred Bofinger's collection of stories "Ein Dicker Hund. Stories with children".

In "Der krumme Löffel", Manfred Bofinger tells of his childhood in post-war Berlin, when the West was already golden, but not yet completely out of reach, and a new life worth living was gradually emerging from the rubble. A Berlin childhood in difficult times, which can also be representative of other places and other times, as Bofinger knows how to evoke our own childlike, carefree and yet so formative experiences.

District councillor Marco Brauchmann will open the event. - Accompanying pictures by Manfred Bofinger will be exhibited.

Free admission. Registration is requested: stadtbibliothek-alttreptow@ba-tk.berlin.de or 030 90297 6831