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Maria Stepanova
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Shame and Despair in the Face of War
Author M has fled her homeland after it was invaded by a neighbouring country. On her way to a literary event, she becomes stranded in an unfamiliar city. Then she is filled with an intoxicating sense of freedom – here she can be whoever she wants to be and do whatever she likes. Yet memories from her childhood, books, stories, and tarot cards all maintain their hold on her. Maria Stepanova is the author of the critically acclaimed In Memory of Memory and now lives in exile in Berlin. She will be in conversation with literary critic Ingrid Elam about her new novel Disappearing Act.
Saturday /
28 Sep / 2024
12:00-12:45
Description
Shame and Despair in the Face of War
Author M has fled her homeland after it was invaded by a neighbouring country. On her way to a literary event, she becomes stranded in an unfamiliar city. Then she is filled with an intoxicating sense of freedom – here she can be whoever she wants to be and do whatever she likes. Yet memories from her childhood, books, stories, and tarot cards all maintain their hold on her. Maria Stepanova is the author of the critically acclaimed In Memory of Memory and now lives in exile in Berlin. She will be in conversation with literary critic Ingrid Elam about her new novel Disappearing Act.