{"title": "Tash Aw »Der Süden«", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00+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/4252-tickets-tash-aw-der-sueden-literaturhaus-berlin-berlin-am-10-11-2026", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction"], "description": "A book presentation of the novel »Der Süden« by Tash Aw, held in English in the Großer Saal. The author talks to Milena Adam, with Luis Huayna reading the German text. The novel tells of Jay, who travels with his family to a decaying estate in the south after his grandfather's death, where he feels drawn to Chuan. It is the first part of a novel cycle portraying a family living through a time of great change.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/tash-aw-der-suden-208/", "official_url": "https://li-be.de/programm/veranstaltungen/tash-aw-der-sueden/", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Literaturhaus Berlin", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Bundesweiter Vorlesetag(11+)", "start": "2026-10-11T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-11-20T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Theater an der Parkaue", "address": "Parkaue 29, 10367 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature", "occasion"], "description": "The „Bundes­weiter Vor­lese­tag“ is a nationwide reading day on which books are read aloud in schools. The ensemble of the Theater an der Parkaue visits the classroom and reads from the book „Irgendwo ist immer Süden“ by Marianne Kaurin. 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Boyle's novel „No Way Home“, which he presented together with the author on a tour and now continues solo. The novel tells the story from the perspective of the assistant physician Terry, who after his mother's death inherits her house in Boulder City in the Nevada desert and there meets Bethany, an attractive, manipulative homeless woman who draws him into a life whose control he increasingly loses. Seen through the eyes of Bethany's ex-boyfriend Jesse, who pursues Terry on his motorcycle and threatens him, the world looks entirely different, and Becker lends these opposing figures his voice and experience. In doing so he questions moral prejudices and gives the book a third dimension.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ben-becker-liest-tc-boyle-no-way-home-19972/", "official_url": "https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/ben-becker-liest-t-c-boyle-no-way-home/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/77c2b0c969f44da002127268160b8929ac3e20a538d929c8f7a9705616484529-600.webp"}, {"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": "JP Bouzac liest aus dem Roman „Der Mann, der Löcher gräbt", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Stz Ribbeck Haus", "address": "", "price": "freier Eintritt", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "JP Bouzac reads from the novel „Der Mann, der Löcher gräbt“ – a literary evening in the neighbourhood. The reading is hosted by Stz Ribbeck Haus. The story takes listeners into the fascinating present of the Algerian desert. 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Alexander Khuon will read.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/buchvorstellung-swan-song-von-earl-spencer-16792/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/buchvorstellung-swan-song-von-earl-spencer", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1623352687631a8b45fffc834ba027876be7f25c5867883787bffde50282aba0-600.webp"}, {"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": "Literatur vor Ort: Autorenlesung mit Turgut Altuğ und Tuncay Gary", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-11T21:00:00+01:00", "place": "REDSdeli", "address": "Kreuzbergstraße 10, 10965 Berlin", "price": "Kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/reading", "society/migration"], "description": "„Literatur vor Ort“ is a joint author reading at the REDSdeli Speisenmeisterei in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Tuncay Gary reads from his book „Mein grünes Niltagebuch“ as well as previously unpublished poems about personal experiences, memories and the search for identity and home. Turgut Altuğ reads from his second book „Von den Baumwollfeldern Anatoliens bis ins Berliner Parlament“, telling of his life between Anatolia and Berlin, of migration, losses and the will to take his own life into his hands. The result is an evening with two authors, personal stories and literary perspectives on origin, paths through life and home.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/literatur-vor-ort-autorenlesung-mit-turgut-altug-und-tuncay-72187/", "official_url": "https://roter-baum.berlin/event/literatur-vor-ort-autorenlesung-mit-turgut-altug-und-tuncay-gary/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/417b4dffe9e2417ca04bb08c541ff85baad12c2c7246e1ca5c1f3100dc346758-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Haus-Geschichten #3", "start": "2026-11-04T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Sophiensæle", "address": "Sophienstraße 18, 10178 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rundfunkchor-berlin.de/konzerte/rundfunkchorlounge-26-27-sauberes-wasser-und-schmutzige-geschaefte/?source=bde", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/memory-culture", "stage/theatre"], "description": "\"Haus-Geschichten #3\" is a discussion format with soup, bread and drinks, where small table groups talk about how a theatre venue remembers. The Sophiensæle invite audiences and, at the end of their double anniversary, look back on 120 years of the building's history and 30 years of independent theatre. With guests Anujah Fernando and Heinrich Horwitz, they discuss the role of archives and artistic strategies for making gaps visible, focusing on anti-colonial and queer historiography and the neighbourhood around the house. Moderation is by Elias Capelle and Stefanie Hauser. ", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/haus-geschichten-3-16776/", "official_url": "https://sophiensaele.com/de/stueck/haus-geschichten-3", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9b142d2b931e7f01f56cb3a361f28153e4c3e19960932fd940238f55b18982f3-600.webp"}, {"title": "A Friend in Berlin", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Grüner Salon", "address": "Rückerstraße 9, 10178 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://indiv.themisweb.fr/0426/fChoixSeanceWidget.aspx?idstructure=0426&EventId=1341&request=QcE+w0WHSuAzuy2B4/OGXXM5SHkQriVyPpSnIlSPgwi/SvTcAfT+aEjjNRciovQIRNkHdQdPpEPbes4EX/49Cg==", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/media-art/film", "history/colonialism"], "description": "“A Friend in Berlin” is an evening event with a screening and a conversation in English at Grüner Salon. The series focuses on the fellows of the DAAD's Berliner Künstlerprogramm and their connections to the city, and this edition brings together the artists Wang Tuo and Sim Chi Yin, who has lived in Berlin since 2024. The evening begins with a screening of Wang Tuo's most recent work “Ratchet Drill” (2026), followed by a conversation based on a selection of both artists' works, exploring the connections between their practices and how they engage with challenging histories and historical experiences and find ways to speak about them with people outside of those experiences. Wang Tuo weaves historical facts, cultural archives, fiction and mythology into speculative narratives, while Sim Chi Yin uses artistic and archival interventions to question and complicate historiographies and colonial narratives and to explore transgenerational memory.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/a-friend-in-berlin-277/", "official_url": "https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/produktionen/a-friend-in-berlin/20261105-1800/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6c68a80a8a08c14808c9c9a55e4a4feac6f4f3ed54d4d6daa58cdfe35d9349ae-600.webp"}]}