Reading by Markus Nummi

Moderation und Translation:
Stefan Moster

The release of Markus Nummi´s novel 'Candy Day' proved his sensitive art of storytelling. It was the first of his novels that has been translated into German. This novel deals with the problems of social work through the example of two children in difficult situations linked with the question concerning the intervention of the welfare state and the discrepancy to individual experiencing.

His latest novel is set in India and in the Chinese province of Eastern Turkestan, a foreign world between mountains, deserts and the gods of Asia. One of the characters, Kamil, tells little Nora on the run through the snow a story about love, loss and friendship that remains valid even across borders.

This evening will be presented by Stefan Moster, translator of Markus Nummi´s works. He does not only know Nummi´s novel in detail but his translation is as brilliant as the original in Finnish. This reading will be unforgettable.

Location:
Backstube Café Wahl, Poststraße 16

Tuesday, 16th of September 2014

Beginning:
8 pm

Admission:
4,- € / 2,- €

Markus Nummi

Markus Nummi, born in 1959, writer, screenwriter, producer and director lives in Helsinki. Bonbontag is his third novel.

Stefan Moster

Stefan Moster, born in 1964 in Mainz, lives in Espoo (Finland) as an author and translator. He has been translating Finnish literature of all genres since 1993 and his work was awarded e.g. the Finnish state prize for translation. His three novels were published by the mareverlag, his latest work is Die Frau des Botschafters (meaning: the ambassador´s wife) (2013).