Susanne Zeyse reads “Advent” by Rainer Maria Rilke Read more
Adventskalender
Literary Field Adventskalender:
13 December
Gesa Stedman sings “The North Wind Doth Blow” Gesa Stedman, who teaches culture and literature at the Centre for British Studies, sings the first stanza from Mother Goose’s famous collection of nursery rhymes “The North Wind Doth Blow”, a bitter-sweet song suitable for a frosty December day. Read more
Literary Field Adventskalender:
12 December
Zoë Beck liest die Kurzgeschichte “Identitätsdiebstahl” von Pippa Goldschmidt Pippa Goldschmidt wuchs in London auf und lebt heute in Edinburgh. Sie ist Absolventin des renommierten Masters-Kurs der University of Glasgow in Creative Writing. Die promovierte Astrophysikerin arbeitete mehrere Jahre als Astronomin am Imperial College, anschließend im öffentlichen Dienst, u.a. in […] Read more
Literary Field Adventskalender:
11 December
Corinna Radke reads “Bertie’s Christmas” by Alexander McCall Smith Let’s conclude this week with another text from Scotland, this time from Edinburgh. Corinna Radke reads a passage from Alexander McCall Smith‘s “44 Scotland Street” Series. The “44 Scotland Street” novels are set in “… a quiet urban neighbourhood in the […] Read more
Literary Field Adventskalender:
10 December
Johannes van Lente reads “In der Wand” by Lucas Vogelsang Welcome to the Bundesliga on the Literary Field Kaleidoscope! Just in time for today’s match between the 1. FC Köln and Borussia Dortmund, we want to introduce a book by a very special team of authors: Football is probably the […] Read more
Literary Field Adventskalender:
9 December
Claire Squires reading “Visions of Sugar Plums Danc’d in their Heads” This ‘sestude’ (a work of 62 words) was written by Claire Squires in response to part of the collection from Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood – a box of sugary treats. It was also inspired by Clement Clarke Moore’s ‘A […] Read more
Literary Field Adventskalender:
8 December
Gesa Stedman reads “Little Jack Horner” Gesa Stedman, who teaches culture and literature at the Centre for British Studies, recites “Little Jack Horner” from Mother Gooses’s famous collection of nursery rhymes, one of a number of nursery rhymes with a Christmas theme. Read more
Literary Field Adventskalender:
7 December
Gerry Mooney reads “Grace”, a song written by Frank and Seán O’Meara This has become our Scottish week! The great Scottish writer Denise Mina came over for a public reading and we had a passage from her novel “Blood Salt Water” in our Adventskalender on Monday. Today, Gerry Mooney from […] Read more
Literary Field Adventskalender:
6 December
Catherine Julie Smith reads “The Night Before Christmas” Read more
Literary Field Adventskalender:
5 December
Sandra van Lente reads from Denise Mina’s “Blood Salt Water” Read more
