{"title": "A Private Man", "start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-29T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Katholische Akademie in Berlin", "address": "Hannoversche Straße 5b, 10115 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "„A Private Man“ is a reading and conversation held in English without translation at the Katholische Akademie in Berlin. Stephanie Sy-Quia presents her debut novel, which tells the life story of her grandparents: how a Catholic priest and a woman, meeting in 1960s England, saw love grow out of their intellectual companionship. The evening takes place to mark the publication of the German translation „Den Himmel bewegen“, which comes out on 27 October with Suhrkamp. The author from London is hosted by the academy in Berlin.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/a-private-man-9175/", "official_url": "https://www.katholische-akademie-berlin.de/veranstaltung/a-private-man/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/39f45ac9fc7315cfcc9842e565c531dfa61b8d82045c36998932e9b879f087d2-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-29T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Katholische Akademie in Berlin", "address": "Hannoversche Straße 5b, 10115 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Sheila Armstrong and Gesa Stedman", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Literaturhaus Berlin", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": "9.00", "tickets_url": "https://literatur-berlin.tickettoaster.de/produkte/4251-tickets-across-the-page-sheila-armstrong-gesa-stedman-berlin-babel-dj-natalie-stardust-literaturhaus-berlin-berlin-am-06-11-2026", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction"], "description": "A reading-and-talk evening at the Großer Saal of Literaturhaus Berlin. Sheila Armstrong, an Irish writer living in Berlin-Neukölln, reads from her novel 'The Red Mouth', published in 2026, and discusses with Gesa Stedman (HU Berlin) how to write about one's homeland of Ireland from afar. This is followed by a presentation of the book 'Berlin Babel' with Leon Craig and Katy Derbyshire, after which DJ Natalie Stardust plays. The event is a cooperation with the Center for British Studies and the British Council.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/sheila-armstrong-and-gesa-stedman-205/", "official_url": "https://li-be.de/programm/veranstaltungen/reading-talk/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Anna Schapiro liest aus ihrem Debütroman", "start": "2026-11-02T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Anne Frank Zentrum", "address": "Rosenthaler Straße 39, 10178 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction/novel", "society/antisemitism"], "description": "As part of the Education and Action Weeks against Antisemitism, the Anne Frank Zentrum invites to a reading with the artist and author Anna Schapiro. She reads from her debut novel »Fühlen Sie sich wie zu Hause, aber vergessen Sie dabei nicht, dass Sie zu Gast sind«, which tells the life story of her grandmother. Its protagonist Anna searches for her family's untold stories, with farewells, emigration and different kinds of arrival at their heart. A moderated talk with the author follows the reading; admission is free and registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/anna-schapiro-liest-aus-ihrem-debutroman-11134/", "official_url": "https://www.annefrank.de/termine/termin/lesung-anna-schapiro-021126", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b853a85901c877889cb5b73e17f83b011416e4ddd03a708d43b040447e7adf2e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Misha Schoeneberg liest aus „Vielleicht wollte er gar nicht schweigen er fand bloß die Worte nicht” mit musikalischer Begleitung", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-06T21:00:00+01:00", "place": "Buchhandlung am Schäfersee", "address": "Markstraße 6, 13409 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/nazi-era", "literature", "music"], "description": "Misha Schoeneberg reads from his book „Vielleicht wollte er gar nicht schweigen er fand bloß die Worte nicht“, accompanied by musician Michael Gerlinger, who sings songs by Leonard Cohen in German to the guitar. In this deeply personal book, the author traces the story of his father, a member of a Jewish Berlin family who survived the horrors of Auschwitz. It is about silence and speechlessness in the family, remembrance culture and the upheavals of the present up to the events of October 7. 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It is an elegant thriller about a love stronger than fate: a man disappears, and his wife Mila receives mysterious signs, following the clues halfway around the world to the South Pacific. Together with Bettina Rust, Nora Zukker and other guests, the evening promises captivating stories with surprising twists. With over 10 million books sold, Suter is one of the most popular authors in the German-speaking world.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/martin-suter-ein-und-alles-buchpremiere-16788/", "official_url": "https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/martin-suter-ein-und-alles-buchpremiere/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/327c5db8ac22db5c259ae27b71512f4ede6b76ae86262d92814355bf17fe24f3-600.webp"}]}