Reading and discussion with Alain Damasio & Milena Adam “The Fugitives" September 15, 2021
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Poster on the occasion of the reading of “Die Flüchtigen” (The Fugitives) – Alain Damasio and Milena Adam in conversation on September 15, 2021, at the Goethe-Institut Dresden.
The event took place as part of the “Translating in the Heart of Violence” series organized by the Institut français Deutschland. It was funded by the Neustart Kultur project fund of the German Translators’ Fund.
WHEN? September 15, 2021
WHERE? Goethe Institute Dresden, Königsbrücker Str. 84, 01099 Dresden
Moderator: Torsten König (Center for France and Francophonie at TU Dresden)
In French and German
Free admission.
About the Book
Sahar and Lorca lead a happy family life with their daughter Tishka. When Tishka’s bed is empty one morning, even though all the windows and doors are locked, everything changes. While Sahar withdraws into herself and believes Tishka has been abducted, Lorca investigates an urban legend: He suspects that Tishka is among the so-called “Fugitives,” beings who supposedly live undetected in the blind spots of our perception. When strange symbols appear on the wall of her bedroom, one thing is certain: Tishka is alive, and she’s trying to communicate. Sahar and Lorca venture into an alien world. It soon becomes clear that the Fugitives have the ability to radically reinterpret supposed necessities…
About the Author
The novelist Alain Damasio, born in Lyon in 1969, depicts capitalism in its final stages, shaped by lobbying: We are not monitored in order to be oppressed, but so that things can be sold to us that make life under surveillance more bearable. “The Fugitives” (“Les Furtifs”) was celebrated by critics and audiences alike in France.
About the Translator
Milena Adam is an editor and translator from French and English and translated “Les Furtifs” into German. In conversation with Alain Damasio, she explains the interplay between the original text and the translation.
“Die Flüchtigen” was published in 2021 by Matthes & Seitz, Berlin.
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Photo 5 on the occasion of the reading of “Die Flüchtigen” (The Fugitives) – Alain Damasio and Milena Adam in conversation on September 15, 2021, at the Goethe-Institut Dresden. © CFF
Photo 9 on the occasion of the reading of “Die Flüchtigen” (The Fugitives) – Alain Damasio and Milena Adam in conversation on September 15, 2021, at the Goethe-Institut Dresden. © CFF
Photo 10 on the occasion of the reading of “Die Flüchtigen” (The Fugitives) – Alain Damasio and Milena Adam in conversation on September 15, 2021, at the Goethe-Institut Dresden. © CFF
Photo 11 on the occasion of the reading of “Die Flüchtigen” (The Fugitives) – Alain Damasio and Milena Adam in conversation on September 15, 2021, at the Goethe-Institut Dresden. © CFF
Photo 12 on the occasion of the reading of “Die Flüchtigen” (The Fugitives) – Alain Damasio and Milena Adam in conversation on September 15, 2021, at the Goethe-Institut Dresden. © CFF
Photo 15 on the occasion of the reading of “Die Flüchtigen” (The Fugitives) – Alain Damasio and Milena Adam in conversation on September 15, 2021, at the Goethe-Institut Dresden. © CFF
Photo 20 on the occasion of the reading of “Die Flüchtigen” (The Fugitives) – Alain Damasio and Milena Adam in conversation on September 15, 2021, at the Goethe-Institut Dresden. © CFF
Photo 22 on the occasion of the reading of “Die Flüchtigen” (The Fugitives) – Alain Damasio and Milena Adam in conversation on September 15, 2021, at the Goethe-Institut Dresden. © CFF
Photo 28 on the occasion of the reading of “Die Flüchtigen” (The Fugitives) – Alain Damasio and Milena Adam in conversation on September 15, 2021, at the Goethe-Institut Dresden. © CFF
Photo 30 on the occasion of the reading of “Die Flüchtigen” (The Fugitives) – Alain Damasio and Milena Adam in conversation on September 15, 2021, at the Goethe-Institut Dresden. © CFF
