FERNGESPRÄCH Feridun Zaimoglu und Ines Habich-Milović

In the organizer's words:

An evening about (absent) fathers

"Sohn ohne Vater" by Feridun Zaimoglu was on this year's longlist for the German Book Prize. The book tells a gripping, haunting story about a grieving son, the cohesion of a family, deceptive memories and a journey to a foreign country - to his mother and his dead father. In his new novel, Feridun Zaimoglu poses the question of how we remember those who are closest to us and yet sometimes seem strangely alien to us, who love and shape us, who we care about - and who, despite everything, we have to let go at some point.

"Dein Vater hat die Taschen voller Kirschen" was immediately shortlisted for the Ruhr Literature Prize 2025. In her debut, Ines Habich-Milović tells a family story that sparks between Montenegro and the Ruhr region: Miko has disappeared. His wife Rieke tells their daughter about his origins, his life and his family. She sends Maja on a wild journey from a Montenegrin village to 1980s Germany, from the Catholic quarter of Sarajevo to the sparkling strobe lights of Bochum's discos.

Presenter Murat Kayı brings the two into conversation in an entertaining way.

The FERNGESPRÄCH series is a joint initiative of the literaturgebiet.ruhr network, supported by Kunststiftung NRW.

In cooperation with: literaturgebiet.ruhr, GREND Cultural Center
Supported by: Kunststiftung NRW

Price information:

VVK 12 euros, B.O. 14 euros. RuhrKultur.Card holders receive their ticket at half price. Ticket link here: https://literaturbuero-ruhr.de/veranstaltung/gladbeck-feridun-zaimoglu-und-ines-habich-milovic/ (prices there include fees)

Tickets can be purchased in advance without fees directly at GREND on Fridays and Saturdays between 10 am and 12 noon. RuhrKultur.Card holders receive their tickets at half price.

Price information:

Tickets can be purchased free of charge directly at GREND on Fridays and Saturdays between 10 am and 12 noon. RuhrKultur.Card holders receive their tickets at half price. Disabled persons and their companions should contact the organizer directly to book tickets. TEL:02018513216 or konzerte@grend.de