"The program kicks off with a reading tour by two young authors who'll be traveling across the US for four weeks, from New York to Texas, sometimes venturing beyond the Goethe-Institut's offices to more quirky locations. In Washington, for example, Sonali Beher and Iven Yorick Fenker will be appearing in a pizzeria, while in West Chester, Pennsylvania, they'll be reading in a huge antique bookshop in a former barn."
"Beher, born in 1997, and Fenker, born in 1994, both studied at the German Institute for Literature in Leipzig. The project is being conducted under the patronage of one of the institute's professors, the writer Ulrike Draesner. The two young authors, who've already spent time the US before this project, are looking forward to some lively debate and exchange of ideas."
"Sonali Beher, originally from Giessen, writes prose, essays, poetry and plays, alongside her political activism. As a writer, she considers it a privilege to be able to simply observe and draw her own conclusions from what she sees. Writer Sonali Beher is looking forward to exchanging ideas with people in the USImage: privat After studying in the US city of Seattle in 2017, she's curious to see how much the country's changed during President Trump's second term."
Relations between the US and Europe are under considerable strain, prompting the Goethe-Institut USA to launch the "Among Friends Unter Freunden" campaign to encourage German-American dialogue. The program begins with a four-week US tour from New York to Texas featuring two young German literary figures who will appear in both institute spaces and unconventional venues, such as a pizzeria in Washington and an antique bookshop in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Sonali Beher (born 1997) and Iven Yorick Fenker (born 1994) studied at the German Institute for Literature in Leipzig, and the project runs under the patronage of Ulrike Draesner. Both participants expect lively exchange and will produce new material for the Goethe-Institut website. Beher, from Giessen, studied in Seattle in 2017, engages in political activism, and envisions representing a youthful, diverse Germany. Fenker grew up in the Harz border region, whose landscape influences his creative work; he now lives as a journalist.
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