Sofa Reading: Ed Wige – Milch Lait Latte Mleko

Description

During sofa readings, Swiss debut authors take a seat on a shared apartment sofa or an artist's couch and present their texts in a personal setting. Mother and daughter flee from the war in Yugoslavia and land in Switzerland. The girl discovers her new homeland, which – shaped by Bündnerfleisch and chocolate – repeatedly raises uncertainties. How to deal with the new language, the new home, and all the memories? And where has the father actually gone? In "Milch Lait Latte Mleko" (published by Die Brotsuppe 2026, translated from French by Yves Raeber), Ed Wige tells through the eyes of the girl about exile, the consequences of war, and the secrets of her family. In the quiet mourning, but also in the linguistic wit and sensitivity of the author, lies the power of this novel, which was already awarded the Swiss Literature Prize in its French original in 2024.