In the Absence of Heroes

Reading by Anthony McCarten

Moderation: Rikarde Riedesel

Anthony McCarten’s plays and novels enjoy a good reputation all over the world and fascinate a huge audience. 'In the Absence of Heroes' is the fifth novel of the New Zealand author that is available in a German translation. Again he succeeded to touch his readers with his brilliant style of narrating to create impressing images. On the same time he flavors his stories with a sense of humor. Jeff Delpe is now the protagonist of his new novel and the older brother of Donald, the protagonist of McCarten’s first novel 'Superhero' who died from leukemia. Jeff submersed and is only available on the virtual world of cyberspace for his parents. His father tries to get in contact with him, but might this threaten his family to drift apart?

The film adaption of 'Superhero' will be shown at the German cinemas in August under the title 'Am Ende eines viel zu kurzen Tages'.

The Kulturgemeinde will show Anthony McCarten’s best known play "Ladies’ Night” on stage in the course of the Berleburger Literaturpflaster.  The audience can experience Anthony McCarten as an author and play writer; a chance, you should not miss.

Anthony McCarten

Anthony McCarten, born in New Plymouth in 1961, is an author and film-maker from New Zealand.

In 1987 Anthony McCarten wrote with in friend Stephen Sinclair the play “Ladies’ Night”, with whom he enjoyed an international success. Since that time he wrote twelve more plays, several scripts, a band of poems, short stories and five novels. Anthony McCarten lives in Los Angeles, Wellington and London.

“Ladies’ Night” was translated into twelve languages and won the Moliere price in 2001.

Place:
Sanitätshaus KIENZLE, Sählingstraße 16

Friday, October 19th 2012

Start:
8 p.m.

Entrance fee:
4,- € / 2,- €