The journey home: a moving portrait of courage and absurdity

The journey home: a moving portrait of courage and absurdity

On Sunday, October 20, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., a special reading and discussion will take place in the Theater am Saumarkt in Feldkirch. As part of the series "Biography - Explore, remember, invent?" the author Vladimir Vertlib presents his most recent work entitled "Die Diehei Journey". This reading is not only a literary event, but also a way to gain deeper insights into the history and tragic past of the protagonist.

"The journey home" is a moving tribute to Vertlib's mother and at the same time addresses the absurdities of the Soviet regime in the 1950s. The plot follows Lina, a young student from Leningrad, who receives an alarming message during her work service in Kazakhstan: her father is seriously ill. With determination and despair, Lina embarks on a journey that leads her through the vastness of the Soviet Union, accompanied by changing fellow travelers and the challenges of a strict and often absurd system. Will she manage to get to your sick father in time?

about the author Vladimir Vertlib

Vladimir Vertlib, born in Leningrad in 1966, is a successful writer who has received many awards. His family emigrated to Israel in 1971 and then moved on to Italy, Holland and the United States before it was settled in Austria in 1981. He has lived in Salzburg and Vienna since 1993, where he wrote numerous novels, stories and essays. His remarkable work includes the novel "Lucia Binar and the Russian Soul", which was on the Longlist on the German Book Award, as well as the latest publication "Zebra in War" in 2022.

Participation in the reading and the subsequent discussion offers an excellent opportunity to deal with vertlib's moving narrative style and the topics of identity, home and the effects of totalitarian regimes. Especially from these historical contexts, his work aims to keep memories awake and open up new perspectives. For more information about the event and reservations, the Theater am Saumarkt can be contacted at www.saumarkt.at or by phone at 05522 72895.

This reading will certainly leave a lasting impression because it interweaves historical, personal and literary topics. The story of "Die Die Die's journey" offers an insight into the absurdities of life under a repressive regime and the incessant struggle for family and your own identity.