# In translation: Lucy Lee Jones in conversation with Ambika Thompson

In translation: Lucy Lee Jones in conversation with Ambika Thompson at Chapters, Tuesday 27 October 2026, 19:00.

- Venue: Chapters, Wilsnacker Straße 60, 10559
- With: Lucy Lee Jones, Ambika Thompson
- Go to page: https://www.chaptersberlin.com/events/gw1lpnn44wzm11sgribao9oxp56vbu

![In translation: Lucy Lee Jones in conversation with Ambika Thompson](https://noky.io/images/5c059b202d0558cc630934fba528e97c96d1851db430a05af1b52a21557ad050-2000.webp)

This is a book launch with a conversation at the venue Chapters. Translator Lucy Lee Jones speaks with writer Ambika Thompson about Charlotte Gneuß’s newly translated novel Red Skies, a literary thriller set in the former GDR, and what it means to translate complexity and clarity. The protagonist Karin Köhler, 16 years old, comes under suspicion and becomes entangled in a confusing web of misleading information after Paul disappears. Although the story is rooted in East Germany, its heart is universal: a young girl caught in a terrible situation, not knowing how to ask for help.

## Dates

- Tuesday 27 October 19:00 — Chapters

Written by a model, sources: [chaptersberlin.com](https://www.chaptersberlin.com/events/gw1lpnn44wzm11sgribao9oxp56vbu)

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