Author: MB

In 2022, the Berlin-based Art & Literature Laboratory and independent publishing house weRstories was founded. Before the Lettrétage welcomes J. A. Menéndez-Conde, author of the novel “El Último Montano” (weRstories 2025), for his book launch on the 31th of May, we spoke with Anna Garbus, founder of weRstories: How has weRstories developed so far, why is the relationship between literature and visual art so important to them, and how does Anna Garbus perceive Berlin as a city of literature when one does not publish in German?

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May at the Lettrétage is all about dealing with the pressing issues of our time – from personal resilience to fundamental social and political challenges. Between literature, music, performance and discussion, a diverse spectrum of artists from different backgrounds and genres will be represented. The focus will always be on the question of how we can deal with the fears and uncertainties of the present without allowing them to paralyze us. You can look forward to inspiring talks, profound readings and the opportunity to exchange ideas with other writers and artists.

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Whether in terms of genre, country and language of origin or subject matter, April at the Lettrétage is all about the great diversity that characterizes the Berlin literary scene. From science fiction to experimental poetry, from Sudan to Croatia, you can look forward to numerous exciting readings, panel discussions, performances and lectures over the next few weeks!

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After a rather quiet start in January, our 2025 event program really picks up speed in February – with a colorful mix of interdisciplinary performances, lectures and discussion panels, as well as more experimental reading formats. We invite you to a program dedicated to exploring the connections and interfaces between literature, other art forms and socio-political and philosophical issues and questions.

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As part of the Barrio | Bairro Berlin literature festival, which takes place from October 10 to 17, there will be five events in the Lettrétage. The festival aims to make the Latin American literary scene in Berlin more visible and improve networking between its players. The events will focus on Berlin as a central location for Latin American writing outside Latin America and will be held in German & Spanish or German & Portuguese with simultaneous translation. Videos and sound interventions by various artists will also be shown during the talks and readings.

For the second interview in our series we have spoken with author J. A. Menéndez-Conde about his view on the Latin American literary scene in Berlin, his desicion to write short stories and the developement of his writing.

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