EUROPAerlesen mit Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen

In the organizer's words:

Based on her own family history, Jacobsen tells the story of three generations of a Faroese family and takes a new look at life in the remoteness of the North Atlantic.

At the center of the story is a young Danish woman who sets out in search of her family's roots. Following in the footsteps of her grandparents, she discovers a story of departure and return, tradition, change and the silent loss of memories.
Jacobsen's language is both restrained and poetic. The author gives a voice not only to the people, but also to the nature of her homeland.

Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen, born in 1980, is a Danish writer and literary critic. She lives in Copenhagen. Her family comes from the Faroe Islands, a group of islands in the North Atlantic belonging to the Danish Commonwealth. Insel is her first work in German translation.

The event will be moderated by Emily Grunert (Head of Literaturbüro NRW). Registration required, admission at 18:00.

"EUROPAerlesen" in Berlin is a series of events organized by the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the Federal Government and the Literaturbüro NRW.