The dogs of Europe

Alhierd Bacharevic und Julia Cimafiejeva

Belarus 2021/22

In a conversation with the dramaturge Johannes Kirsten, the internationally known authors from Belarus talk about their work, exile in Graz and read poems and excerpts from “Circus”, “Minsk.Diary” (J. Cimafiejeva) and excerpts from “Dogs of Europe” (A. Bacharevic).

The poet Julia Cimafiejeva and the prose writer Alhierd Bacharevic are among the best known authors from Belarus. In German, Julia Cimafiejeva’s “Minsk.Tagebuch” and the poetry collection “Zirkus” and Alhierd Bacharevic’s essay collections “Sie haben schon verloren” and “Berlin, Paris und das Dorf” have both been published by edition.fotoTAPETA Berlin. Bacharevic’s opus magnum “The Dogs of Europe” will be published by Voland & Quist in 2024.

Moderation: Johannes Kirsten

Reading/conversation, German/English/Belarusian