Europäische Literatur in Kriegszeiten: Kultur des Widerstands oder Widerstand der Kultur?

In the organizer's words:

In the face of war - European dialogues

30 years after the Srebrenica massacre and in the context of the war in Ukraine, three European writers discuss writing in the midst of conflict.

What role does literature play in times and areas of war? What role do wars play in literature? 30 years after the Srebrenica massacre and in the context of the war in Ukraine, three European writers discuss writing in the midst of conflict. Between exile, memory, urgency and the reshaping of identities, they question the power of literature and the emergence of new European narratives.

The event series In the Face of War - European Dialogues, initiated by the Institut français, deals with the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the European continent. The project focuses on the question of European narratives and their reception. After stops in Prague, Vilnius, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Sofia, Warsaw and Rennes, it is now Leipzig's turn.

With the Ukrainian author Oksana Zabuzhko, the French journalist Taina Tervonen and the Ukrainian writer and journalist Natalka Sniadanko.

Moderated by Shila Behjat.

Event in cooperation with arte, ZDF, ARD and the Leipzig Book Fair.

Various events are planned at the Leipzig Book Fair and in the city on 28.03.2025.

More information about the entire Dialogues européensseries

The conversation will be simultaneously translated into German.

Literature stage of ARD, ZDF and 3sat (Glass Hall Level -1 / Stand 01)
Messe-Allee 1
04356 Leipzig