schooLit 2026: Christina Laube, Mehrdad Zaeri – Anna. Was die Zeit nicht heilt

The feeLit – Heidelberg International Literature Festival will be making its second appearance at halle02 with its authors from July 2 to 5. Our festival venue will be all about books and writing. This year, feeLit will showcase national and international literary stars and bring authors together with their audiences. 

schooLit 2026: Christina Laube, Mehrdad Zaeri – *Anna. What Time Cannot Heal*

Moderator: Karin Vach 

Based on a true story, author Christina Laube and illustrator Mehrdad Zaeri tell the story in this graphic novel of a girl who lost everything during World War II. A book for anyone who feels they have no place for their grief, it is also a powerful plea for peace.

Germany, 1943: While her father fights on the front lines, his daughter clings to the hope that he will return home someday. When her hometown is bombed, she flees with her mother to the countryside: a new place, new faces—she is a stranger among strangers. There’s no chance her father will find her here—if he’s even still alive. Although they don’t speak the same language, the daughter finds a friend in Anna, a young Ukrainian forced laborer. Without words, only through dance, they grow close. But the war tears Anna away from life as well. The girl is left behind, grows into a woman; the years pass, but time does not heal her wounds.

The workshops and readings are free for Heidelberg schools and take place at halle02. Register atfeeLit@heidelberg.de. Space is limited.

Good to Know

• Onlycashless payments(debit card, credit card, contactless) are accepted at our venue:halle02.de/cashless
• Seated event, open seating
• Local organizer: FeeLit – Heidelberg International Literature Festival