Reading with Astrid Dehe und Achim Engstler: AUFLAUFEND WASSER/Accumulating Water
Reading in German language on 27 March 2013, 6:00 p.m.
Astrid Dehe, born and raised at the boundaries of the Eifel, lives and works in Münster.
Achim Engstler, born and raised at the coast of the North Sea, lives and works in Friesland.
The book launch and reading is a collaborative event of the Lichtenberg-Kolleg and the publishing house Steidl.
| A little jump out of the boat, the feeling of victory that quickly fades – Tjark Evers, sailor and student of navigation missed his island. Not on the beach of the island Baltrum he stands on this winter morning, the day before Christmas 1866, but on an offshore sandbank in the midst of waves. The fog becomes dense and denser, the high tide rises and no help is available. While waiting for a miracle, the young man performs a miracle by himself: He searches for and finds shelter in words and phrases. Tjark Evers writes… |
 Between water and sand, between dream and reality he struggles for his live, acknowledges the power of the sea and courts, the pencil in his hand, heaven. The novel is based on a true story. Astrid Dehe and Achim Engstler read from “Auflaufend Wasser” and report on their fascinating research for their book.
|
Astrid Dehe, born and raised at the boundaries of the Eifel, lives and works in Münster.
Achim Engstler, born and raised at the coast of the North Sea, lives and works in Friesland.
The book launch and reading is a collaborative event of the Lichtenberg-Kolleg and the publishing house Steidl.