Online reading and discussion with Léonora Miano April 15, 2021
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Living on a Border - A Time of Shadows. Reading and Discussion with Cameroonian Author Léonora Miano
How can we rethink the relationship between Europe and Africa today in a new way that addresses current challenges and looks toward the future?
Poster on the occasion of “Eine Grenze bewohnen – Zeit des Schattens” (Inhabiting a Border – Time of Shadows) – Online reading and discussion with Léonora Miano (Cameroon) on April 15, 2021.
One of the most important and widely discussed French-language writers currently addressing this question is Léonora Miano. 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 now available in German translation for the first time. The virtual reading and discussion with the author on Thursday, April 15, to mark these publications was the first of its kind in the German-speaking world.
About the Author
Born in Cameroon, the author lives and writes across continents: in her country of origin, in France, and in Togo. Her novels, plays, and essays have won numerous awards (including the Prix Femina for *Zeit des Schattens*). In her works, she reflects on colonial history and the necessary decolonization of its narrative, its impact on the present, and the possibilities for a future shaped by overcoming exclusionary identities.
Moderator: Torsten König (Center for France | Francophonie, TU Dresden)
German Speakers: Ina Pfitzner, Lisa Wegener
WHEN? April 15, 2021, 6:00 p.m.
WHERE? Online
In German and French.
This event was co-funded by tax revenues based on the budget approved by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.
