Reading & discussion as part of the LiteraTOUR Nord | Moderation: Dr. Stephan Lesker (University of Rostock)
Throughout her life, Ela was literally overshadowed by her mother. Her father was convinced that her fat body was responsible for the unhappiness of the whole family. Now Ela is an adult and it is her own body, her sick body, that makes her despair. Shortly before completing her doctorate, Ela experiences a breakdown. While she unconsciously wrestles with the question of whether she really deserves her place in the academic world, her body rebels: her throat, her heart, her skin - Ela is on fire and panics more and more.
Daniela Dröscher, born in 1977, grew up in Rhineland-Palatinate, lives in Berlin, holds a doctorate in media studies from the University of Potsdam and a diploma in "scenic writing" from the University of Graz. Her debut novel "Die Lichter des George Psalmanazar" was published in 2009, followed by the short story collection "Gloria" (2010) and the novel "Pola" (2012) as well as the memoir "Zeige deine Klasse" (2018). She has been awarded the Anna Seghers Prize, the German Literature Fund Working Scholarship and the Robert Gernhardt Prize (2017), among others. The novel "Lügen über meine Mutter" (2022) was shortlisted for the German Book Prize and can soon be seen in cinemas.
Tickets: 12 €/10 €reduced (advance booking at the other bookshop)
*Discountfor members of the Literaturhaus Rostock e.V.
WarnowPass holders and pupils at the box office: €5 (registration: reservierung@literaturhaus-rostock.de)
Students of the University of Rostock & the HMT Rostock receive free admission. Please register in good time at: reservierung@literaturhaus-rostock.de
