His grandmother's account of her escape is the starting point for Jochen Buchsteiner's book about East Prussia. He traces the path of the landowning family to the West and explores the loss suffered not only by those directly affected.
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The result is a portrait of an almost forgotten German province, revealing both its tragedy and its cultural uniqueness. A family story that dares to take a contemporary look at Germany's past.
PROGRAMME
Welcome: Dr. Gundula Bavendamm, Director, Documentation Center for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
- Discussion and reading with Jochen Buchsteiner
- Interlocutor: Julie Kurz, journalist
Please stay for wine and nibbles after the reading.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Doors open: 5.30 p.m.
Language: German
FREE ADMISSION
BOOKING REQUIRED
Dates
July 2025
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