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Reading and discussion on Central Europe with Czech writer and screenwriter Jaroslav Rudiš at the Literaturhaus Liechtenstein in Schaan.
Winterbergs letzte Reise [Winterberg's Last Journey] (novel)
Jan Kraus, born in the Czech Republic, fled to Germany in 1986. As a nurse and hospice worker, he cares for 99-year-old Wenzel Winterberg, a Sudeten German from Liberec, in Berlin. Kraus' stories from his hometown of Vimperk (German: Winterberg) motivate Wenzel to take one last train journey, because he still has one task to complete...
In this novel, Jaroslav Rudiš deals in an original way with timeless themes – love, memory and history – as well as with specific human destinies shaped by events in Central Europe. The inconspicuous becomes the driving force of memory.
Gebrauchsanweisung fürs Zugreisen [Instructions for Travelling by Train]
In ‘Gebrauchsanweisung fürs Zugreisen’ (Instructions for Travelling by Train), literature and railway enthusiasts will enjoy the author's written descriptions of various Eastern European railway lines and stations. The book is not only a Spiegel bestseller, but has also become a kind of pilgrimage book for railway enthusiasts.
Jaroslav Rudiš, born in Czechoslovakia in 1972, is a writer, screenwriter and playwright. He studied German and history and worked as a teacher and journalist. He received the prestigious Jiří Orten Award for his debut novel Nebe pod Berlínem (2002, English title: The Sky Under Berlin). His works, including Grand Hotel, Konec punku v Helsinkách (The End of Punk in Helsinki) and Národní třída (National Road), have been translated into numerous languages, and others, such as Alois Nebel, have been made into a film. Winterbergs letzte Reise (Winterberg's Last Journey), the first novel Rudiš wrote in German, was nominated for the Leipzig Book Fair Award in 2019. Further works in German followed – ‘Gebrauchsanweisung fürs Zugreisen’ (Instructions for Travelling by Train), “Nachtgestalten” (Night Creatures) and, most recently, the short story ‘Weihnachten in Prag’ (Christmas in Prague). Rudiš has received numerous awards, most recently the Mörike Award 2024.
Moderator: Lucie Eiermann
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