24th of October, 7 - 8.30 pm
‘Metropolis’: Revisited. Ariela Sarbacher and Thomas Sarbacher read.
We live with AI and a vague idea of the near future. But Thea von Harbou described the power of robots as early as 1925 in her novel ‘Metropolis’. Ariela and Thomas Sarbacher will read from this highly topical novel, newly published by Telegramme Verlag. Book premiere with aperitif.
25th of October, 8 - 9.30 pm
Love, deceit and fraud: "The Amateur". Book launch with Marc Djizmedian.
The first major novel by Marc Djizmedjian: psychologically subtle, set in Zurich. ‘The Amateur’ (Telegramme Verlag) is a dialogue-based romance novel: a woman married to a writer has a conversation with her lover.
Moderation: Dana Grigorcea. With aperitif.
