Author Reading
Pierre Jarawan: The Storyteller
Translated by Sinéad Crowe und Rachel McNicholl
Goethe Pop Up Kansas City welcomes Pierre Jarawan from Germany. He reads from his debut novel Am Ende bleiben die Zedern which was recently translated into The Storyeller, published by World Editions.
The Storyteller / Am Ende bleiben die Zedern
Samir's parents fled Lebanon to Germany shortly before his birth. When his beloved father disappears without a trace, Samir is eight. Now, twenty years later, he sets off for the land of the cedars to solve the mystery of this disappearance. A family story, touching, surprising and masterfully interwoven with the fate of the Middle East.
“His masterful debut successfully interweaves historical events and a suspense-filled investigation of one family’s fate into a novel that deeply moves its readers.” — New Books in German
BOOKS FIRST is a new program of the Goethe-Institut to promote contemporary German-language literature in the English-speaking world. A special translation grant and numerous events invite you to discover new literary voices
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Goethe Pop Up Kansas City
Goethe in the Crossroads
1914 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
USA
Language: English
Price: Free admission