Tuesday, 5/20/2025
at 8:00 PM


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Special: Norwegian-German Reading with Øystein Wiik and Günther Frauenlob

We are pleased to welcome the Norwegian author and musical singer Øystein Wiik and his translator Günther Frauenlob to a special event in the literature section at Forum Kultur in the year of Norway's guest appearance at the Leipzig Book Fair. Together they will present Wiik's latest novel "Linges Mission."

In his book, Wiik condenses the life of actor and Norwegian national hero Martin Linge into a gripping spy novel based on a true story. Martin Linge is a well-known man in Norway. A resistance hero as described in the book: charismatic, charming, handsome, and strong-willed. Nevertheless, a daring mission during the German occupation of Norway costs him his life. Fifty years after his death, Bjørn, an old comrade of Linge, and Rosemary, Linge's former great love, must confront their memories as the question arises of how Linge really died. Told on two timelines, incredibly excitingly written and excellently researched, Wiik brings us closer to a piece of Norwegian history. Even more, he contrasts the war with something powerful: love.

The reading as well as the conversation between Øystein Wiik and Günther Frauenlob will take place in German and Norwegian.

Admission: 7:15 PM

Event data provided by: Reservix

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