In the organizer's words:

On November 11, 2025, we invite you to a special reading with the writer and essayist Marko Martin. His new book "Freiheitsaufgaben" will be presented - a work that is as personal as it is political and deals with the tense relationship between memory, responsibility and individual freedom.

Marko Martin, who has been considered an uncomfortable observer of authoritarian tendencies worldwide for years, combines biographical reflections with literary and historical forays in "Freiheitsaufgaben". As a contemporary witness who left the GDR dictatorship as a young man, he sheds light on the enduring importance of freedom - especially at a time when it is once again under threat in many places.

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The reading will take place at a historical location: on the grounds of the former headquarters of the GDR Ministry of State Security - today a place of reappraisal and democratic discourse. The reading will be followed by a discussion with the author.

Free admission.

With Marko Martin (author)

The book presentation is part of the event series Lesebühne and is also part of the Berlin Freedom Week program.

The event series is organized in cooperation with the Federal Archive - Stasi Records Archive.

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Location

„Haus 22“, Stasi-Zentrale. Campus für Demokratie Ruschestraße 103 10365 Berlin

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