Lize Spit: Autobiographie meines Körpers

Reading & Discussion – Literary Summer 2026

From the outside, it looks like a perfectly ordinary childhood in a Belgian village in the 1990s. But Lize’s mother is an alcoholic and her father is unpredictable; Lize’s upbringing is marked by fear and emotional abuse. She has no one to talk to about her problems. What remains unsaid becomes etched into her body. When her mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, the daughter finally seeks a conversation. Lize Spit (*1988) lives in Brussels. Her debut, *And It Melts*, spent a year at number one on the Belgian bestseller list. *Autobiography of My Body* is her fourth novel. Moderator: Maren Jungclaus, Literaturbüro NRW e. V.

Admission: 12 euros (6 euros reduced) Advance tickets: www.literarischer-sommer.eu

At the Düsseldorf Central Library, 7:00 p.m. in the Stadtfenster.

In collaboration with Literaturbüro NRW e. V.