Eine Veranstaltung der Herbsttour der NDR Kultur Reihe „Der Norden liest

In the organizer's words:

Where do I come from, where am I going, what is fate and what can I decide for myself - and above all: what do I need to feel at home in a place? Berit Glanz raises such questions in her new novel "Unter weitem Himmel". The author, who was born in Kiel and now lives with her family in Reykjavik, spans a broad arc from the Breton Icelandic fishermen of the early 20th century, who fought for their livelihood under the harshest conditions and many of whom lost their lives at sea, to a modern-day genetic scientist who is now studying the DNA of Icelandic animals and her own unclear origins. A novel about life on this legendary island at the very top of northern Europe and also a novel about love: we follow whether the French fisherman Olier will find happiness with the Icelandic nurse Sorun and whether there will be a happy ending for the German Maris and the Pole Adam in the East Fjords. Under the patronage of Stiftung Lesen. In cooperation with the Literaturhaus Rostock, the Dock Inn, the Landesverband der Volkshochschulen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the vhs Rostock and the bookstore Möwe. For all those who can't be there live: The broadcast of the event will be available on November 23, 2025 at 8 p.m. on NDR Kultur's "Sonntagsstudio".