One night – many experiences: public readings of contemporary literature performed by well known personalities at attractive and unusual venues in cities across Europe.

 

European Literature Night builds on the concept of literature being a unique creative medium which embraces the voices of individuals along with the values of the society they live in. The umbrella project “European Literature Nights 2012 – 2014” aims to bring contemporary European literature to the general public in an innovative way through a series of public readings and accompanying events. Supported by a grant from the Culture Programme of the European Union, the project partners hope to deliver high level of impact to their audiences. Although it is Brno, Bucharest, Dublin, Lisbon, Vilnius, Prague and Wroclaw who are jointly co-organizing the project “ELN 2012 – 2014”, the other partner cities where Literature Night already took root are of no lesser importance for the event’s development.

partner cities
Brno
Bucharest
Dublin
Lisbon

Adeus, Berlim

GERMANY

With his alcoholic mother hospitalized again, and the father away on a business trip with his young assistant, Maik Klingenberg realizes that he’ll be left all alone at home during the summer vacations. Feeling utterly bored, he’s ready for some adventure. In comes Tschick, the son of poor russian imigrants, and another outcast from the school, who despite a different background, forms a close friendship with Maik. With the help of a stolen car, they decide to go on a road trip to Wallachia, somewhere in the south of Germany. Thus begins a great and sometimes bumpy adventure for both teenagers. This poignant and entertaining novel, narrated by 14 year old Maik, is a modern take on “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, “The Catcher in the Rye” and “On the road”.

Adeus Berlim, Editorial Presença, 2013
translated by João Bouza da Costa
Original title: Tschick 

 

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Prague
Vilnius
Wrocław