“Write to me, Nino, because every time I read your words, I find my way back home!” With these words, the Syrian poet Lina Atfah addresses Nino Haratischwili—and opens up an intimate space for conversation about childhood and war, memory, and lost homelands.

In this collection of correspondence, we witness how deep connections develop between writers across personal and political boundaries.

These letters are more than memories—they are literary documents of their time, in which personal fates are interwoven with global political events. And they show: If we want to, we can connect with one another.

With Francesca Melandri and Lina Atfah

Moderated by Ulrike Almut Sandig

Audio clips by Shamsia and Nino Haratischwili