What Time Doesn't Take - Reading with Marek Torčík

Description

Moderation: Stephanie von Oppen (Deutschlandfunk)
Reading: Thomas Hauser (Residenztheater) Alcohol, poverty, and violence were everyday life for Marek as a queer boy in a Czech industrial town. Fleeing to Prague, he is confronted again with memories of his past when his grandfather dies. "If you can't adapt to your environment, you learn to find other ways to move, live, think, yes, accept yourself," says Torčík, delivering a novel full of unrestrained and fragmented memories about self-discovery, forgiveness, and love. And with great international success: "What Time Doesn't Take" (Anthea Verlag // translated into German by Mirko Kraetsch) is the most successful Czech novel internationally in decades, translated into 27 languages. EVENT LANGUAGES: CZECH & GERMAN ADMISSION: EUR 16.- / 10.- Organizer: Stiftung Literaturhaus // Tschechisches Literaturzentrum // Adalbert Stifter Verein // funded by the German-Czech Future Fund // Additional information:
Foyer bar from 6 pm

Highlights

• Reading with Thomas Hauser (Residenztheater)
• Moderation by Stephanie von Oppen (Deutschlandfunk)
• Internationally successful novel, translated into 27 languages

General Information

The reading "What Time Doesn't Take" takes place at Literaturhaus Munich and addresses the challenges of a queer boy in a Czech industrial town. Marek Torčík reflects on self-discovery, forgiveness, and love, inspired by his own memories.

Location

Salvatorplatz 1, 80333 München, Germany

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