Renowned Austrian novelist, dramatist, and essayist Josef Haslinger will do a public reading in English and German. Haslinger's works include the political thriller Opera Ball (1995) and the collection Tsunami: A Report from Phi Phi Island (2007). An engaged spokesperson on the relationship between creative writing, literary culture, and public affairs, Dr. Haslinger teaches at the University of Leipzig's Institute for German Literature. Please join us for an engaging and rare bilingual reading with our honored guest.

Co-Sponsored by the Austrian Cultural Forum of New York.

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