truthful fictions

truthful fictions

– writing as a search for still possible certainties

class with writer carmen stephan (geneva)

"the truth connects everything", writes the bavarian author carmen stephan who lives in switzerland. and also: "towards the simple. which does not mean it is ordinary or poor, but essential".
to get as close as possible to the truth and the essence are central tasks of her writing, as applied in an inimitable way in her critically acclaimed novels "mal aria" and "it's all true". this striving for essential writing will also be the task of the class.

for times & dates of the class & registration go to >> http//sfd.at/stephan (site in german)

carmen stephan

*1974 in bavaria, lives in geneva
for several years she lived as a writer in rio de janeiro. in 2005, her portrait collection "brasilia stories" was published. her first novel, "mal aria", was published in autumn 2012 and it received the sponsorship prize of the jürgen-ponto-foundation and the debut prize of the buddenbrook house.
most recent novel: "it's all true" (german, s. fischer 2017)

in 2013, carmen stephan was fritz ostermayer's guest in the vienna poetry school's series "an album for eternity" >> https://sfd.at/newsflash/ein-album-fuer-die-ewigkeit-1 (site in german)

(c) anita affentranger