In the organizer's words:

The visual artist and Westender Monika Heintze, born in Reinickendorf in 1939, grew up in Berlin during and after the war. At the age of 86, she has processed these experiences in her first novel about the fictional child Hanna: "Everything must be hidden".

Even as a five-year-old, Hanna knows that hide-and-seek is not just a game. When the low-flying planes arrive in the Berlin countryside, it can be vital for survival. But Hanna doesn't just hide from the bombs, she also hides from her mother's claim to power and control, who uses beatings, punishments and humiliations to make the imaginative child compliant. In the everyday life of the post-war period, the adolescent looks for places to escape and fights for her dream of becoming an artist.

Monika Heintze will read from this touching and unsentimental coming-of-age story in difficult times in the Salon. Accompanied on clarinet and piano by the musical improvisations of Konstanthyme(konstanthyme.com), another artist from the Westend. In the subsequent discussion, we can talk about the genesis of this late debut novel, the importance of writing and the happiness of being able to be creative again and again.

Free admission - Admission: from 6:30 pm

An event organized by Monika Heintze in cooperation with the Mobile Neighbourhood Work Ulme35.