Winterberg’s journeys in Brno – a literary walk with Jaroslav Rudiš

What happens when a 99-year-old Berlin tram driver, born in 1918 in Liberec (Reichenberg), embarks on a journey to Sarajevo armed with a 1913 guidebook? An absurd trip through the old Europe, where the disappeared is more real than the present.

With Winterbergs letzte Reise (Winterberg’s Last Journey), Jaroslav Rudiš has erected a tragi-comic monument to the history of Central Europe, in which Brno too has its place. Our festival’s literary walk will offer a unique opportunity to see the city through the eyes of the novel’s eponymous hero – as well as those of its author. Jaroslav Rudiš will read for the first time from the Czech translation of the novel – a work in progress – tell stories and answer your questions.

The walk starts at the park in Moravské náměstí at 17:00 and takes us through several places in the city centre.

Jaroslav Rudiš – a novelist, playwright and comic book writer. His books have been translated into ten languages and he has won several awards including the prestigious Preis der Literaturhäuser. He divides his time between the Czech Republic and Germany. Winterbergs letzte Reise is his first novel in German, and in 2019 was nominated for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize.

Programme will be held in czech only.
Free entry. Limited capacity. We suggest booking your place below on this site.