Wohnzimmerlesung – Couchsurfing in der Ukraine

Literature doesn't need a big stage. All you need is a living room, a good host and a drink that you bring yourself, and the listening can begin.

Bestselling author Stephan Orth experienced Russia's war against Ukraine first-hand. Through his Ukrainian girlfriend Julija, he has a special bond with the country. How are the people who stayed behind doing? What does their everyday life look like, what gives them hope? With these questions in mind, he travels thousands of kilometers between Kyiv and Kramatorsk, between Kharkiv and the Carpathian Mountains. He lives with the locals, is impressed by their courage and will to live - and reveals a perspective that extends far beyond the war.

The reading of his new book "Couchsurfing in Ukraine" is a gripping account of life in a state of emergency and shows us how many stories can be told from a living room.

The exact venue will be announced shortly before the start of the event.