My Private Happiness - Reading with Michael Köhlmeier

Description

Moderation: Marie Schoeß A four-year-old boy doesn't know he has parents. Until he is put on a train to Lindau. A stranger will bring him to the bed of a paralyzed woman – these two people are the father and mother of the child. This is how Michael Köhlmeier's "My Private Happiness" (Hanser) begins, the novel of his family and his life. Köhlmeier follows the traumas of two world wars into the present, writes about anger, love, and a kinship where storytelling becomes a form of survival, seeks truth in the freedom of invention. A captivating novel of life, carried by stubborn optimism. "Everything will eventually sort itself out somehow, that is the optimism of my life."
MICHAEL KÖHLMEIER ADMISSION: EURO 20.- / 10.-
STREAM TICKETS: EURO 8.- Organizer: Stiftung Literaturhaus //
In cooperation with the Austrian Consulate General Munich Additional information:
Foyer bar from 6 pm

Highlights

• Reading by Michael Köhlmeier
• Moderation by Marie Schoeß
• Admission: €20 / €10

General Information

The reading takes place at the Literaturhaus Munich and presents Michael Köhlmeier's work "My Private Happiness". The novel addresses the traumas of two world wars and the search for truth in the freedom of invention.

Location

Salvatorplatz 1, 80333 München, Germany

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