Reading Léonora Miano

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1. 1. 1. Inhabiting a Border - Time of Shadows. Reading and discussion with the Cameroonian author Léonora Miano
         1. About the author
         2. For listening and watching

Inhabiting a Border - Time of Shadows. Reading and discussion with the Cameroonian author Léonora Miano

How can we think about relations between Europe and Africa today in a new way that is oriented towards the problems of the present and the future?

Léonora Miano is currently one of the most important and most discussed French-language writers dealing with this question. With the novel "Zeit des Schattens" and the essay collection "Eine Grenze bewohnen" (both published by w_orten & meer, 2020) , two texts by Léonora Miano are available in German translation for the first time. The virtual reading and discussion with the author on Thursday, April 15 on the occasion of these publications was the first in German-speaking countries.

An event organized by the Centre France | Francophonie (CFF) of the TUD Dresden University of Technology in cooperation with the Institute français in Saxony, the Erich Kästner Haus für Literatur and the publishing house w_orten & meer.

About the author

Born in Cameroon, the author lives and writes between the continents: in her country of origin, in France and in Togo. Her novels, plays and essays have been awarded numerous prizes (including the Prix Femina for "Zeit des Schattens"). In them, she reflects on colonial history and the necessary decolonization of its narrative, its impact on the present and the possibilities of a future shaped by overcoming marginalizing identities.

Moderation: Torsten König (Center France | Francophonie, TU Dresden)
German voices: Ina Pfitzner, Lisa Wegener

Thursday, April 15, 2021, from 18:00 to 19:30
Digital event
In German and French language.

For listening and watching

This measure was co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Saxon state parliament.