With Khuê Phạm and Deniz Utlu
An evening with Reinickendorf author and ZEIT journalist Khuê Phạm and writer Deniz Utlu, who exchanged emails about their understanding of home during their travels through Taiwan, Mexico, Germany, and the US.
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How much do childhood experiences shape us? What feelings do they have about the country's development? And why does it sometimes feel safer to be on the road than at home? A reading from her correspondence “I am writing to you while flying above the clouds at 800 kilometers per hour” (HKW/Diogenes).
(Programme in German)
Khuê Phạm is an award-winning ZEIT editor and author who grew up in Reinickendorf. In 2012, she published “Wir neuen Deutschen” (We New Germans) with Alice Bota and Özlem Topçu, which deals with immigrant children and their place in Germany. Her debut novel “Wo auch immer ihr seid” (Wherever You Are) is inspired by her Vietnamese family.
Deniz Utlu has published the novels Die Ungehaltenen (The Indignant, 2014), Gegen Morgen (Towards Morning, 2019), and Vaters Meer (Father's Sea, 2023). His work has received numerous awards. He also publishes political and poetological essays.
Dates
September 2025
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