Deutsches Haus at New York University, located at 42 Washington Mews (at University Place), will host several special events in November, including a reading on November 3 of the critically acclaimed German crime novel, Tannöd, by author Andrea Maria Schenkel. All events are free and open to the public and take place at Deutsches Haus, unless otherwise noted. For more information call 212.998.8663
Deutsches Haus at New York University, located at 42 Washington Mews (at University Place), will host several special events in November, including a reading on November 3 of the critically acclaimed German crime novel, Tannöd, by author Andrea Maria Schenkel. All events are free and open to the public and take place at Deutsches Haus, unless otherwise noted. For more information call 212.998.8663 or visit www.nyu.edu/deutscheshaus.
A schedule of events follows:
| Fri., Nov. 3, 6:30 p.m. | Reading: author Andrea Maria Schenkel reads from her critically acclaimed real crime novel Tannöd. In German and English. |
| Tues., Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m. | Reading: Deutsches Haus writer-in-residence Silke Scheuermann reads Poems, followed by a book signing. |
| Fri., Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m. | Film screening: Der Zinker (The Squeaker). 1963. Alfred Vohrer. 85 min. Starring Klaus Kinski. (In German, with English subtitles). |
| Tues., Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m. | Lecture: “Not Only the Novella - Thomas Mann and Venice” by Klaus Bergdolt, University of Cologne, Germany. |
| Fri., Nov. 17, 6:30 p.m. | Film screening: Woyzeck. 1979. Werner Herzog. 80 min. Starring Klaus Kinski as Franz Woyzeck, the hapless, hopeless soldier. (In German with English subtitles.) |
| Tues., Nov. 21, 6:30 p.m. | Lecture: “Adapting German: Walter Benjamin as a Writer” by Justus Fetscher, Zentrum für Literaturforschung, Berlin. |
| Tues., Nov. 28, 6:30 p.m. | Reading: Deutsches Haus writer-in-residence Daniel Kehlmann reads from his new book Die Vermessung der Welt (Measuring the World) on the occasion of the book’s publication in English. In English and German. The novel tells the story about two great German minds mathematician Carl Gaus and explorer Alexander von Humboldt. Note venue: Goethe-Institut New York, 1014 Fifth Ave. Important note: RSVP requested, 212.998.8663;nora.reitemeyer@nyu.edu |