Fatma Aydemir performs her works at the Reading Night of Literature Tandem (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - German and Vietnamese authorsare gathering in Vietnam for a cultural exchange including talk shows,excavations and reading sections.
The programme ‘Literature Tandem’ is being held from November3-13 in Hanoi and HCM City.
The events feature German writers such as Fabian Hischmann,Anja Kampmann, Julia Franck, Judith Zander and Fatma Aydemir; andVietnamese writers such as Truong Quy and Trang Ha.
The Vietnamese writers, with different perspectives onliterature and society, share a passion for experiments in writing.
Participants will share their stories, make a zine at a localprinter, speak at readings and panel discussions with audiences and meet withstudents in universities.
The event will create lasting memories, according to NgọcNick M, coordinator of the project.
“It’s a chance for writers of the two countries to enhancemutual understanding as well as learn more about the reading culture of eachcountry,” he said.
“People may think that to understand literature, we have toknow its language. But through the programme, we desire to change theperspective of language.”
“Like music, literature can be understood and experiencedwith heart and feeling.”
The programme is organised by the Hanoi Goethe Institute andthe Literary Colloquium Berlin (LCB).
During Literature Tandem, the German authors will demonstratethe many forms of contemporary literature (poetry and novels) alongsidejournalistic and theoretical texts, according to Hischmann.
“The essays based on our invitation, provide insights intothe work of very different authors who reflect on their own biographical,linguistic and literary influences and the daily struggle of searching fortheir personal language,” he said.
At the end of the programme, the authors will pair up to handwriteand draw in a collective publication.-VNS/VNA
The programme ‘Literature Tandem’ is being held from November3-13 in Hanoi and HCM City.
The events feature German writers such as Fabian Hischmann,Anja Kampmann, Julia Franck, Judith Zander and Fatma Aydemir; andVietnamese writers such as Truong Quy and Trang Ha.
The Vietnamese writers, with different perspectives onliterature and society, share a passion for experiments in writing.
Participants will share their stories, make a zine at a localprinter, speak at readings and panel discussions with audiences and meet withstudents in universities.
The event will create lasting memories, according to NgọcNick M, coordinator of the project.
“It’s a chance for writers of the two countries to enhancemutual understanding as well as learn more about the reading culture of eachcountry,” he said.
“People may think that to understand literature, we have toknow its language. But through the programme, we desire to change theperspective of language.”
“Like music, literature can be understood and experiencedwith heart and feeling.”
The programme is organised by the Hanoi Goethe Institute andthe Literary Colloquium Berlin (LCB).
During Literature Tandem, the German authors will demonstratethe many forms of contemporary literature (poetry and novels) alongsidejournalistic and theoretical texts, according to Hischmann.
“The essays based on our invitation, provide insights intothe work of very different authors who reflect on their own biographical,linguistic and literary influences and the daily struggle of searching fortheir personal language,” he said.
At the end of the programme, the authors will pair up to handwriteand draw in a collective publication.-VNS/VNA
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