Interested in German books? Come along to discuss this novel with us.
Join us for the next session of our book club to discuss (in German) the novel
Identitti by Mithu Sanyal. New members welcome!
About the book
German author Mithu Sanyal’s novel
Identitti was a critical and popular success in Germany, making it onto the shortlist of the prestigious German Book Prize. In Alta L. Price’s elegant and inventive translation, the novel has been a favourite of independent bookshops in the UK too.
Told from the perspective of post-grad student and blogger Nivedita,
Identitti starts when the charismatic postcolonial professor Saraswati – who on the first day of classes had kicked all the white students out of her seminar – is outed; the public intellectual who passes herself off as Indian is actually, it turns out, white. Confronted with the fact that her role model isn’t who she seems, Nivedita finds her own sense of belonging called into question too. Meanwhile, the public outcry and compulsory twitter shitstorm is just getting going. Sanyal draws on a vast array of different voices and perspectives – from critical race theory to a collage of blogs and tweets – to create a darkly comedic tour de force.
About the author
Mithu Sanyal is a cultural scientist, journalist, critic, and author of two academic books: Vulva, which was translated into five languages, and Rape, which was translated into three languages and published in English by Verso in 2019. Identitti is her first novel.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Everyone who would like to read and discover German books and share their reading experience with others is welcome. The conversation will be in German. All participants should have sufficient language skills to read and discuss in German.
Participation is free of charge.
REGISTRATION
If you are not a regular member of the book club please register your interest by sending an email to
library-glasgow@goethe.de. We will add you to our book club mailing list.
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