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CoDex 1962, recently translated into German, is a kind of Icelandic One Thousand and One Nights. It is a love story, crime thriller and science fiction rolled into one. Just before the end of the Second World War, a young maid and a Jewish fugitive meet in a North German guesthouse and make a baby out of clay. This is the cue for the great Icelandic fabulist to seduce his readers in a fantastical puzzle. Much of it remains a mystery and yet merges together in a wonderful way. “Brilliant, that someone like Sjón has the guts to be entertaining in a manic way”, is Skånska Dagbladet’s verdict about the novel.
Wüdnis evolved from a collaborative project with the actor Ursula Strauss and songwriter and poet Ernst Molden. The songs describe the wilderness in and amongst people; they tell of war in the backstreets, of a night-time escape into the forest and into love.

In cooperation with Glatt&Verkehrt Festival.

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© Jóhann Páll Valdimarsson	Sjón, b. 1963, is an Icelandic writer and artist. He became famous for his song lyrics for Björk, in particular for Lars von Trier’s film Dancer in the Dark. He was a member of the Surrealism, Punk, Dada and Poetry performance group, Medúsa. Sjón lived for several years in England and The Netherlands, before returning to Reykjavík. He received the Nordic Council Literature Prize for his novel The Blue Fox. Latest publication in German: CoDex 1962, 2020. “Nobody combines head and heart more poetically than SJÓN.” BJÖRK
© Christian Jungwirth	Johannes Silberschneider, b. 1958, is an Austrian actor. He has worked in theatres in Germany and Austria (including Theater an der Josefstadt); he has appeared in over 100 television productions and cinema films. The ORF-Hörspiel Jury nominated him as 2019 Actor of the Year.
	Ernst Molden, b. 1957, is an Austrian songwriter and author. He has published columns, essays and novels; he writes plays, has made numerous records and is renowned for his concerts with a variety of musicians. Ursula Strauss, b. 1974, is an Austrian actor. She trained at the Volkstheater, Vienna and is well known for numerous film roles alongside her stage appearances. She is curator of the autumn-winter festival Wachau in Echtzeit.