MOHAMMAD SARHANGI
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"Years of fear, moments of hope. An emotional history of migration" - Literature LIVE book premiere
An emotional history of migration. How exile, foreignness and discrimination shape feelings.
"From the balcony, I looked out onto a playground where children my age were running around and tussling amusedly. After a brief hesitation, I asked them if I could play. The answer was: 'No, we don't play with foreign children. I don't remember how I felt at the time. In retrospect, it was clear: in future, I would look in the mirror and recognize a foreigner."
It is events like these that produce feelings of exclusion: Fear, shame, anger, despair, but also longing and hope. The historian Mohammad Sarhangi analyzes the extent to which the diverse experiences of migration shape and form the feelings of migrants - even across generations. He impressively interweaves his own experiences with oral history interviews and autobiographical and literary publications to create an insightful and moving book.
Moderation: Verena Lueken
"Years of Fear, Moments of Hope" will be published by S. Fischer Verlag on September 28, 2024.
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