Lesung und Gespräch: Miroslav Hlaučo – Pfingsten. Erinnerungen an ein Ende der Welt

In the organizer's words:

At the beginning of the 20th century, the remote mountain village of St. Georg is a place where miracles are part of everyday life: People talk to saints, walk on water, whistle stones in two. But slowly the inhabitants begin to suspect that the time has come for major technological changes to replace their traditional miracles. Odysseus, a native of the village who was previously thought to be dead, returns and helps the village to prepare for the upcoming upheavals. However, an administrative inspection in the form of Franz Rechnitz from the capital brings excitement. While the young imperial and royal notary wants to lead St. Georg "properly" into the new century, the still functioning miracles must be kept secret from him.

Hlaučo plays with motifs of magical realism. With a love of detail and subtle, sometimes dry humor, he tells of a world on the threshold of modernity and the great stories of the past in many voices.

Winner of two Magnesia literary awards in 2025: "Book of the Year" and "Debut of the Year".

The Lettrétage, the Czech Center Berlin and Anthea Verlag cordially invite you to a reading and discussion with the Czech author Miroslav Hlaučo . Together we will enter the world of his novel Pentecost - Memories of the End of the World. To a place where miracles are still part of everyday life and yet their disappearance can already be felt.

In conversation with the author, background information about the novel, religious motifs and characters will be revealed, as well as the question of what's happening when the world is reorganized - and what perhaps only becomes visible as a result.

An event organized by Anthea Verlag in cooperation with the Czech Center Berlin.