Kristine Bilkau liest aus ihrem preisgekrönten Roman "Halbinsel"

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Reading & Talk

Kristine Bilkau has just been awarded the Leipzig Book Fair 2025 Prize for her novel Halbinsel - and we are delighted to welcome her to the very first LIT.festival in Düsseldorf! In Halbinsel, she tells a powerful story about mothers and daughters, about the desire for closeness - and the sometimes difficult task of understanding.
A novel about generations, responsibility and the question of how we can lead a meaningful life today.

Kristine Bilkau, born in 1974, is one of the most important voices in contemporary German literature. She studied history and American studies in Hamburg and New Orleans. Her debut novel "Die Glücklichen" (The Lucky Ones) received an enthusiastic media response, was awarded the Franz-Tumler Prize, the Klaus-Michael-Kühne Prize and the Hamburg Prize for Literature and has been translated into several languages. She was shortlisted for the German Book Prize with "Nebenan". Her new novel "Halbinsel" was awarded the Leipzig Book Fair 2025 Prize. Kristine Bilkau lives with her family in Hamburg.

We are delighted that Kristine Bilkau is part of our first LIT.festival 2025!

Note on accessibility: Unfortunately, access to the venue is not barrier-free.

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We cover all ticketing fees.