"Con­tem­por­ary Ger­man Lit­er­at­ure": Char­lotte Gneuss reads from her nov­el ‘Git­tersee’

In the winter semester 2024/25, the Institute of German and Comparative Literature and the Centre for Contemporary German Literature at Paderborn University invite all interested parties to a series of literary readings with discussions. The readings followed by a discussion take place on Mondays at 4.15 pm in Lecture Hall G at Paderborn University. Admission is free. The events are organised by Prof. Dr Norbert Otto Eke and Prof. Dr Stefan Elit. Further information and an overview of all dates can be found at: go.upb.de/DeutscheLiteraturGegenwart.

11 November: Charlotte Gneuß reads from her novel ‘Gittersee’

On 11 November, the author Charlotte Gneuß will present her novel ‘Gittersee’. Charlotte Gneuß, born in Ludwigsburg in 1992, studied social work in Dresden, literary writing in Leipzig and scenic writing in Berlin. She writes as a guest author for ‘Zeit Online’ and also works as an editor. ‘Gittersee’ is her debut novel. As an editor, she published the anthology ‘Glückwunsch: 15 Erzählungen über Abtreibung’ (2023) and the ‘Neue Rundschau’ issue 2024/4 under the title ‘Diktatur und Utopie - Wie erzählen wir die DDR?’. ‘Gittersee’ was awarded the Leonhard Frank Scholarship for New Drama, the Jürgen Ponto Foundation Literature Prize and the “aspekte” Literature Prize for the “best German-language debut” (all 2023).

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