Event series
Goethe Book Club
Join our Goethe Book Club where we meet to discuss works from contemporary German-speaking authors and explore experiences with the text. Each selection can be read in its English translation or original German; the discussion will be in English.
The Goethe Book Club is open to everyone and newcomers are always welcome. Keep in mind that participants are expected to have read the selection prior to the meeting.
Where to get each selection:
- We recommend purchasing your own copy. Each book can be obtained from local bookstores or online via most major retailers in hard copy or digital format.
- Selections are available at our Pop Up Library in English as well as in German and can be checked out for two weeks – but be fast since these copies are checked out quickly!
- German editions of each selection are available through the Goethe Institut's free eLibrary.
- Check out the Kansas City Public Library where certain selections can be found too.
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Goethe Book Club: BYOB
6:00 PM | Book Club
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Goethe Book Club: “A Whole Life” by Robert Seethaler
6:00 PM | Book Club
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Goethe Book Club: “Belonging” by Nora Krug
6:00 PM | Book Club
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Goethe Book Club: “A Slap in the Face” by Abbas Khider
6:00 PM | Book Club
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Goethe Book Club: “The Pine Islands” by Marion Poschmann
6:00 PM | Book Club
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Goethe Book Club: “Empty Hearts” by Juli Zeh
6:00 PM | Bookclub
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Goethe Book Club: “Dark Satellites“ by Clemens Meyer
6:00 PM | Bookclub
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Goethe Book Club: “Crabwalk” by Günter Grass
6:00 PM | Bookclub
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Goethe Book Club: “The Liquid Land” (Raphaela Edelbauer)
6:00 PM | Book Club
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Goethe Book Club: “An Inventory of Losses” (Judith Schalansky)
6:00 PM | Book Club
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Goethe Book Club: “Tyll” (Daniel Kehlmann)
6:00 PM | Book Club
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Goethe Book Club: “The High-Rise Diver” (Julia von Lucadou)
6:00 PM | Book club
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Julia von Lucadou and Sharmila Cohen: “The High-Rise Diver”
11:00 AM | Book Presentation and Discussion
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Goethe Book Club: “Ostend” (Volker Weidermann)
6:00 PM | Book Club