Wege in die Freiheit

In the organizer's words:

An encounter - reading and discussion with four writers from Iran, Turkey, Cuba and Syria.

Introduction, moderation and reading of the German translations: Vera Botterbusch.

The many positive responses to the previous PEN evenings "Paths to Freedom" at the Seidlvilla in Munich show how important it is to draw attention to these literary paths to freedom in view of the tense political situation worldwide, which repeatedly leads to attacks against the population and not least against writers in a wide variety of countries. For more than 20 years, the German PEN Center has been working with its two programs "Writers-in-Prison" and "Writers-in-Exile" to help and protect writers and journalists persecuted in their home countries and to support them with three-year scholarships.
At this year's "Paths to Freedom" evening, Vera Botterbusch will introduce four Writers-in-Exile scholarship holders who - if only because of their own oppressive experiences - deal with human rights issues as they arise time and again in Iran, Turkey, Cuba and Syria (as an example of human rights issues in general).
Poetry, prose and essays will be read. The readings will be followed by a discussion with the audience.

Free admission