Iris Wolff: Lichtungen

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Born in Sibiu, Transylvania, behind the Iron Curtain, author Iris Wolff tells the story of Lev and Kato in the communist multi-ethnic state of Romania. When eleven-year-old Lev is confined to his bed for weeks, the clever outsider Kato is asked to provide him with homework. The result is an intimate bond that gives the two adolescents support in times of upheaval. While Kato later goes to the West, Lev stays behind. But one day Lev receives a card from Zurich. It contains just one sentence: "When are you coming?". In her new novel Lichtungen, Iris Wolff artfully and poetically tells of timeless friendship and what it takes to break free from the imprints of one's own origins. The author has received numerous awards for her literary work, including the Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize for her complete works. Her most recent novel, Die Unschärfe der Welt, was published in 2020 and was voted one of the five favorite books of the German book trade. Moderation: Catherine Mundt (hr2 presenter).

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