Im Paradies
In ParadiseAuthor: Dorota Masłowska (Warsaw)
Moderation: Rosie Goldsmith (London)
English (simultaenous interpretation into German).
In Cooperation with the Polish Institute Vienna.
Free admission.
Description
Dorota Masłowska is often regarded as the enfant terrible of Polish contemporary literature and is internationally renowned for her style, often aiming towards the grotesque, with which she addresses the lack of prospects, fears and longings of the post-communist generation.
In Paradise is set in a surreal-looking Warsaw. A macho banker is on a pick-up tour, an advertising filmmaker in a cocaine-fuelled frenzy, an angler and a swimmer are in distress at sea, a woman exposes herself in a shabby hotel and finds herself. A social image that couldn’t seem more hopeless. Nevertheless, deep connections emerge in this world full of loneliness and illusion. Everything is fragmented and unreachable, and yet at the same time close, although painfully so and still permeated by the longing for a better life. Indeed, there is something comforting in the language of this novel.
***BIOGRAPHY***
Dorota Masłowska
b. 1983. Writer, feuilleton journalist and musician. Her books have won numerous awards; her plays are performed internationally. Recently published in German: Im Paradies, 2026
“Masłowska has discovered a very unique narrative approach for the present day and convinces with realness.”
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Weitere Termine
Eröffnung der Europäischen Literaturtage
ConfidenceAuthors: Lena Papasabbas (Frankfurt) and Robert Menasse (Wien)in Discussion with Katja Gasser (Vienna)
German (simultaneous interpretation into English)
Followed by a reading with Robert Menasse.
Also available as a livestream.
Tickets € 16/14
Fantastische Zukünfte
Fantastic FuturesAuthors: Aiki Mira (Hamburg)
Ursula Poznanski (Wien)
Moderator: Irene Zanol (Innsbruck) and Rebekka Zeinzinger (Wien)
German (simultaneous interpretation into English)
Free admission. Also available as a livestream.
Livestream on the day of the event.
Hoffnung auf Veränderung
Hope for ChangeAuthors: Dorota Ambrožová (Olomouc)
Miriam Davoudvandi (Berlin)
Moderation: Irene Zanol (Innsbruck) and Rebekka Zeinzinger (Wien)
German (interpretation into Czech / simultaneous interpretation into English)
Free admission. Also available as a livestream
In cooperation with the Czech Centre Vienna.
KremsMachtGeschichte
Walking Tour Through Krems Old Town and Gozzoburg VisitWalking Tour Through Krems Old Town and Gozzoburg Visit
In cooperation with kremskultur.
Meeting point Steiner Tor, Südtiroler Platz, Krems
Standard price € 16 (limited availability
Sold out
Der Beweis meiner Unschuld
The Proof of My InnocenceAuthor: Jonathan Coe (London)
Moderation: Rosie Goldsmith (London)
English (simultaneous interpretation into German)
Free admission. Also available as a livestream.
Livestream on the day of the event.
Worte und Töne I
Words and Sounds IAuthors: Maja Haderlap (Klagenfurt) und Eli Beneš (Prag)
Music: Wolfgang Puschnig & Samo Weidinger – Saxophone and
Piano (Vienna)
Reading: Stefko Hanushevsky (Vienna)
Moderation: Veronika Trubel (Vienna)
German (interpretation into Czech / simultaenous interpretation into English)
In cooperation with Festival Glatt&Verkehrt and the Czech Centre Vienna.
Tickets € 22 / 20
Good News und Krisenfest?
Good News and Crisis-Proof?Autohors: Sigrid Stagl (Wien)
Florian Vitello (Bonn)
Moderation: Veronika Trubel (Wien)
German (simultaneous interpretation into English)
Free admission. Also available as a livestream.
Livestream on the day of the event.
Hoffnung auf Kreativität
Hope for CreativityAuthor: Amber Massie-Blomfeld (London)
Eva Meijer (Amsterdam)
Moderation: Rosie Goldsmith (London)
English (simultaenous interpretation into German)
Free admission. Also available as a livestream.
Livestream on the day of the event.
Spaziergang mit Albert Hosp, Hommage auf Inge Dick
Walking Tour with Albert HospWalking Tour with Albert Hosp. Meeting Point Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche.
Tickets € 20 (limited capacity)
In cooperation with Landesgalerie Niederösterreich.
Sold out
Worte und Töne II
Words and Sounds IIAuthors: Magdalena Schrefel (Berlin) and Anthony Passeron (Nice)
Reading: Dörte Lyssewski (Vienna)
Music: Sophie Abraham (Pressbaum bei Wien)
Moderation: Judith Hoffmann (Vienna)
German (simultaneous interpretation into English)
In cooperation with Festival Glatt&Verkehrt and Institut français d'Autriche.
Tickets € 22/20
Matinee zu Ehren von Dacia Maraini
Matinée in Honour of Dacia MarainiDiscussion with Dacia Maraini (Rome)
Laudatory Speech: Maike Albath (Berlin)
Moderator: Katja Gasser (Vienna)
Music: Otto Lechner (Gars am Kamp)
Matinée in Honour of Dacia Maraini
Tickets € 16 / 14
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