Reading Anne Weber: Bannmeilen
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Plakat zur Lesung Anne Weber: Bannmeilen am 23. April 2024 in der Zentralbibliothek Dresden
Where the city ends and the suburbs begin is clearly marked in Paris by the Périphérique, which Anne Weber's narrator has hardly ever thought of crossing. For what is there, in the disreputable banlieues, apart from a network of rails, expressways and highways, between which warehouses, huge supermarkets and building sites and millions of people are wedged? Apart from the notorious hardship, violence and poverty?
With quiet wit and great powers of observation, Anne Weber opens herself up to the unfamiliar and the other in our midst, creating not only the image of a complex friendship, but also the story of a multi-layered society.
Anne Weber, born in Offenbach in 1964, has lived in Paris as a freelance author and translator since 1983. She has received numerous awards, including the German Book Prize 2020 for "Annette, ein Heldinnenepos".
Her book "Bannmeilen" was published by Matthes & Seitz Berlin in 2024.
Moderation: Dr. Matthias Kern (CFF)
WHEN: April 23, 2024, 19:30-21:00 h
WHERE: Dresden Municipal Libraries, Central Library in the Kulturpalast, event room 1st floor, Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden
Anne Weber presented her novel "Bannmeilen. Ein Roman in Streifzügen" at the Dresden Central City Library. In the event, moderated by Dr. Matthias Kern, she spoke in detail about the novel project and her observations in the northern banlieue of Paris as well as about the question of why the discourse on the banlieue is often denied to certain voices.
The reading took place in cooperation with the Dresden Municipal Libraries and the Institute français Dresden.
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Anne Weber während ihrer Lesung "Bannmeilen" am 23. April 2024 in der Zentralbibliothek Dresden
Dr. Matthias Kern (Moderation, CFF) während der Lesung von Anne Weber - Bannmeilen am 23. April 2024 in der Zentralbibliothek Dresden
