Karolina Kuszyk in Landshut: Reading from In the Houses of Others
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Karolina Kuszyk reads from In the Houses of Others
How do flight, displacement, and new beginnings inscribe themselves into houses, furniture, and everyday objects? The Polish author Karolina Kuszyk addresses the traces of German past in West Poland in her reading and the subsequent discussion. The evening is part of the 23rd Landshut Literature Days on the theme of longing.
Memory as Literary Trace Search
Kuszyk's book In the Houses of Others documents the response of Polish post-war society to the material legacies of the fleeing and displaced Germans in the former German Eastern territories. From objects, rooms, and family stories arises a multifaceted cultural history of modern Poland and reunified Germany.
The author combines journalistic research with personal memory and cultural historical analysis. Her style makes visible how political upheavals continue to resonate in private life and how objects become carriers of a often repressed past.
A Author's Reading with Historical Depth
Karolina Kuszyk is a writer, journalist, and literary translator. She studied at the University of Warsaw, translates German literature into Polish, and has published contributions in German and Polish media. For In the Houses of Others, she received, among others, the Arthur Kronthal Prize, the Schlesien Cultural Prize from Lower Saxony, and the Georg Dehio Book Prize.
The literary experience in the small theater – KAMMERSPIELE Landshut combines a concentrated reading atmosphere with a discussion about memory culture, German-Polish relations, and the post-history of World War II. The discussion is led by Benedikt Schramm, Cultural Officer of the City of Landshut.
Literature in Cultural Dialogue
The event looks at a European landscape of experience in which borders, languages, and biographies intertwine. Kuszyk's narrative perspective opens up a differentiated access to loss, appropriation, and identity. Thus, the reading also becomes a contribution to the cultural discourse on historical responsibility and contemporary neighborhood.
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The reading with Karolina Kuszyk promises an intense encounter with the author about memory, material traces, and the shared history of Poland and Germany. Literature enthusiasts will experience an evening that combines historical insight with linguistic precision and personal closeness.
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