Old Roads and New Connections

2021-11-20 Dialogue European Literature Days Reading Krems Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche

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Writers: Patricia Portela (Lisbon, Antwerp) and Mathijs Deen (Amsterdam)
Moderator: Rüdiger Wischenbart (Vienna)

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There is a close connection between the old roads and transnational routes across Europe and the life stories of those searching for what unites and divides us, for shared and unique experiences. Why do European travel routes not have a similar affinity with a deep longing for freedom like, for instance, Route 66 in the USA?

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Patricia Portela
b. 1974, is a Portuguese writer, performer and filmmaker. She accomplishes her transdisciplinary artistic projects in Europe, USA and the Middle East. She has been director of the Teatro Viriato in Viseu since 2020. Recently published: Dias úteis, 2017.

Patricia Portela asks with her unique power of imagination: what causes us to sell our soul nowadays??
Carlos Vaz Marques, Livros do Dia

Mathijs Deen
b. 1962, is a Dutch writer and radio journalist. He published collections of his radio columns, short stories and novels. Recently published in German: Über alte Wege, 2019.

The reader involuntarily joins in with the journeys that his characters embark on – and so, just as the title promises, also along old routes through the history of the continent.
Eva Gaeding, MDR Kultur