Reading for International Women's Day: Stefanie Wally - Act Balloon

Description

Fifty years ago, a special friendship began that still exists today. A small yellow balloon overcomes borders and gives six-year-old Stefanie from Dossenheim near Heidelberg a pen pal from Lommatzsch near Meißen in spring 1977. Over the years, they connect their lives through countless letters. Stefanie Wally tells the true story of this deep and unusual friendship and describes what the generation born in the 1970s was involved in. A story about two friends in divided Germany, written in a lively and thought-provoking manner. A female friendship that overcomes borders.
Stefanie Wally, born in 1971, grew up in Dossenheim near Heidelberg. She studied German studies, history, and political science in Heidelberg and worked for many years in secondary education. Since 2021, she has been the program director at the Volkshochschule Karlsruhe. She also founded her 'Language Manufactory' for communication, theater, and literature. In 2016, her first autobiographical novel 'Akte Luftballon' was published by Elisabeth Sandmann Verlag, and in 2019 as a paperback by Insel.

Highlights

• Reading for International Women's Day with Stefanie Wally
• The story of a special friendship across borders
• Insight into the life of the 1970s generation

General Information

The reading takes place at the Thalia Bookstore in Ettlingen and discusses the friendship between two girls in divided Germany. Stefanie Wally shares her true story, which began in the 1970s and continues to resonate today.

Location

Schillingsgasse 3, 76275 Ettlingen, Germany

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