Igiaba Scego: »Kassandra in Mogadischu«

In the organizer's words:

Who are you when your family, origins or the country you live in shape you to the core? When uprooting, civil war, trauma and life in the diaspora have shaped the biographies of your (grand)parents? When the history of the country from which the family originates is so closely interwoven with the history of the country in which the family lives today? Stories that are defined by exploitation and violence? In her autofictional novel Cassandra in Mogadishu, Igiaba Scego, "probably Italy's most interesting writer at the moment" (Spiegel), explores these questions. While the family lacks a common language, Scego, like a Christa Wolf-like Cassandra, finds the words that take away the bitterness of injustice and make forgiveness possible. Salon host Mariel Reichard asks how she manages to do this; the German passages are read by actress Denise M'Baye.

Price information:

Reduced admission for pupils, students and trainees as well as holders of the HannoverAktivPass, a severely disabled or unemployment certificate. Tickets are also available in advance from the Annabee bookshop and at the Box Office.