The "Übersetzen & Weltretten" festival invites you to a special reading: one created from your submissions. In the weeks leading up to the festival, the Weltlesebühne is calling on you to send us your favorite utopias and dystopias—works that have shaped, shaken, or inspired you. We will draw on your suggestions to make the diversity of utopian and dystopian imaginations audible, including in their original languages, read by members of the Weltlesebühne.
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Übersetzen & Weltretten – a festival that puts literary translation center stage and sparks a glimmer of utopia in socio-political debates.
From September 11–25, 2026, the festival, hosted by Weltlesebühne e. V. , invites you to rediscover the transformative power of literature. How can utopias and dystopias help us design the society of tomorrow?
Through discussions, readings, workshops, and participatory formats, the festival celebrates the cultural diversity of utopian and dystopian literature from various languages and demonstrates exactly how translators open paths to a different world.
For more information, please visit: weltretten.weltlesebuehne.de
"Translating & Saving the World" is organized by Weltlesebühne e. V. and the TOLEDO Program of the German Translator Fund, in collaboration with the Collegium Hungaricum Berlin and Lettrétage as well as with the kind support of the Berlin Central and Regional Library (ZLB). The festival is supported by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and the Deutscher Übersetzerfonds.
Dates
September 2026
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