Reading & discussion as part of the LiteraTOUR Nord | Moderation: Dr. Stephan Lesker (University of Rostock)
From Leipzig to Belgrade, from the GDR to the People's Republic of Yugoslavia, from screen spectacles to adventure novels. Relentless and fast-paced, "The Projectors" tells the story of our present being crushed by the past - and of incomparable characters: in the Velebit Mountains, a former partisan experiences the adventurous filming of the Winnetou films. Decades later, the brutal battles of the Yugoslavian wars take place in these very places - in the midst of it all, a group of young right-wing radicals from Dortmund experience the futility of their ideology. And in Leipzig, the texts of a former patient are discussed at a conference in a psychiatric clinic: How did he manage to disappear without a trace? Was he able to predict the future? And what links him to the world traveler Dr. May, who was once also a patient at the clinic?
Clemens Meyer, born in Halle/Saale in 1977, lives in Leipzig. His debut novel "Als wir träumten" (2006) made him famous in one fell swoop. This was followed by "Die Nacht, die Lichter. Stories" (2008), "Gewalten. Ein Tagebuch" (2010), the novel "Im Stein" (2013) and the short stories "Die stillen Trabanten" (2017). Clemens Meyer has received numerous prizes for his work, including the Leipzig Book Fair Prize.
Admission: €10 / €8 reduced* (advance booking in the other bookshop)
*Discountfor members of the Literaturhaus Rostock e.V., school pupils, Warnowpass holders
Students receive free admission. Please register in good time at: reservierung@literaturhaus-rostock.de
Venue: Literaturhaus Rostock (in the Peter-Weiss-Haus), Doberaner Str. 21, 18057 Rostock
In cooperation with andere buchhandlung and the University of Rostock.
