Märchen aus Bhutan

Gopilal Acharya and Johanna Wollin from ErzählZeit

What happens when stories are told instead of written down? When stories can change just a little bit with every storyteller? Whether it’s talking pumpkins, quarreling ghosts, or a snake that becomes a king: In the wondrous world of Bhutanese fairy tales and folk stories, anything is possible. Passed down orally over the centuries, they change with every storyteller and exist in a wide variety of versions.

The Bhutanese author Gopilal Acharya has collected many of these stories. Together with storyteller Johanna Wollin from the educational project ErzählZeit, he is organizing a storytelling session as part ofMiddle Ground: Nepal Literature Festival, where children and their families are invited to immerse themselves in the world of Bhutanese fairy tales with all its secrets and adventures.

Maria Katrina Stenberg Room

In English and German

Free admission

For families and children ages 5 and up