Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Reading with Ukrainian author Sofia Andruchowytsch

Sofia Andruchowytsch read from her books at the second Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Reading organised by the Cluster of Excellence ‘Religion and Politics’. ‘Andruchowytsch is one of the most important voices in contemporary Ukrainian literature. Her work demonstrates how important, but also how deceptive, memory can be – and how literature, in its own unique way, can illuminate the complex interconnections between history, identity and power’, says Slavic scholar Prof. Dr. Irina Wutsdorff from the Cluster of Excellence. Andruchowytsch read from her epic novel ‘Amadoka’ (2020). Read more