PRESENTER: Marie-Luise Knott, SPEAKER: Sven Philipp The author, who became director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chinua Achebe Center at Bart College this year, was awarded <strong>the</strong> Caine Prize for African Writing in 2002 for his story “How To Write About Africa,” published in <strong>the</strong> Neuen Rundschau. This year <strong>the</strong> Kenya native will present his new work, which was translated into German exclusively for <strong>the</strong> ilb. 4
Sat, 19.09. at 1 pm, Trattoria "A´Muntagnola" Reflections Il Silencio -- The great silence. An anti-mafia police <strong>of</strong>fer speaks. With Luigi Cornaglia and Paolo Emilio Petrillo The Mafia business is thriving like never before: <strong>of</strong>ten it is shockingly quiet and discreet. That is <strong>the</strong> experience <strong>of</strong> Gianni Palagonia (President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> organisation "Mafia? No, thank you!"), who worked for ten years as a police <strong>of</strong>ficer in <strong>the</strong> fight against organised crime. Captivating and unsparing in his book Il Silencio, he tells <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> gruelling battle against suspected gangsters and a corrupt society, whose members secretly envied <strong>the</strong> Mafia its power. Gianni Palagonia is a pseudonym. Paolo Emilio Petrillo lives today in Berlin and Rome. He works as a correspondent for <strong>the</strong> Italian newspaper il Riformista. – Admission free Sat, 19.09. at 6 pm, Haus der Berliner Festspiele / Upper Foyer Reflections Rolf Hosfeld (Germany) PRESENTER: Hans Christoph Buch Rolf Hosfeld’s new book, The Spirits He Called Forth, is about Marx. Considering his false historical-philosophical speculations, it is somewhat inevitable that his political impact be subject to <strong>the</strong> law <strong>of</strong> unintended consequences. Is he responsible? Yes and no. Even irretrievably failed prophecies can <strong>of</strong>fer stimulating lessons to critical and unbiased contemporary thinkers. Sat, 19.09. at 6 pm, Haus der Berliner Festspiele / Main Stage Kaleidoscope Siegfried Lenz (Germany) PRESENTER: Volker Weidermann, SPEAKER: Burghard Klaußner “We must thank Siegfried Lenz for a poetic book. It may well be his most beautiful,” said Marcel Reich-Ranicki <strong>of</strong> Schweigeminute (t: A minute <strong>of</strong> silence). Siegfried Lenz writes with masterful sensitivity, with discretion and humour about how <strong>the</strong> love between Stella and Christian began, why <strong>the</strong>ir passion had to face up to reality, and how <strong>the</strong>n, all <strong>of</strong> a sudden, everything was over – and yet not over. Sat, 19.09. at 6 pm, Haus der Berliner Festspiele / Side Stage Kaleidoscope Colum McCann (Ireland/USA) PRESENTER: Bernhard Robben, SPEAKER: Frank Arnold, MUSIC: Joe Hurley McCann’s most recent novel is being hailed as a masterpiece. Let The Great World Spin is a tale set against <strong>the</strong> backdrop <strong>of</strong> a tightrope act between <strong>the</strong> towers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> World Trade Center in 1974, told through completely unrelated personal accounts, as a prelude to <strong>the</strong> events <strong>of</strong> September 11. As a journalist, he has been published worldwide in newspapers such as The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Figaro, and La Repubblica. Sat, 19.09. at 8 pm, Haus der Berliner Festspiele / Main Stage Specials Concert with Bachar Zarkan (Syria) and Ensemble The singer Bachar Zarkan sets poems <strong>of</strong> Islamic mysticism to music and arranges pieces for modern Arabic lyrics, including <strong>the</strong> poems <strong>of</strong> Mahmoud Darwish. Beginning in <strong>the</strong> 1980s with political song-writing, he later concerned himself with Sufi poetry. He has performed tours throughout France, Germany, England, <strong>the</strong> USA, and most Arab countries. Zarkan has founded several musical groups and has acted in both <strong>the</strong>atre and television. 4
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