WRITERS IN RESIDENCE
As part of our focus on contemporary literary developments, the Department of German plays host on a regular basis to German authors and organises special events to showcase their work.
In recent years the following have come to Leeds:
Volker Braun (Winner, Georg Büchner Prize)
Georg Klein (Winner Ingeborg Bachmann Prize)
As critic in residence, Thomas Ernst lectured students on ‘New German Pop Literature’
Jens Sparschuh. Click here for details of the reading on 28/10/03
Stefan Maskiewicz. Click here for details of the reading on 26/11/03
Steffen Mensching Click here for details of performance/reading on May 4/5, 2004
Uwe Timm Click here for details of the reading on 2/9/04
Coming in March 2006: Filmaker John Burgan
We gratefully acknowledge
our co-operation with the Goethe-Insitut
and the writer-in-residence programme of the
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
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Last Updated: 06/12/05