Fikri Anıl Altıntaş Reads in Fürth from Between Us Lies August
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Between Memory and Farewell: Fikri Anıl Altıntaş Reads in Fürth
On October 23, 2026, Fikri Anıl Altıntaş will be guest at the vhs Fürth with his novel Between Us Lies August. The reading explores a family story where grief, roots, and the often hidden life plans of one’s own parents intertwine. The evening will be moderated by vhs director Felice Balletta.
A Novel About Proximity, Loss, and Unspoken Stories
The focus is on an adult son accompanying his mother in the weeks leading up to her death. Cooking, waiting in hospital corridors, hoping, and saying goodbye structure daily life. Within these seemingly familiar routines, memories push forth: of stories told repeatedly in the family and of those experiences that become visible only between the lines.
A Double Temporal Movement
Altıntaş connects the present of a family in Germany with the youth of his mother Mürüvvet in western Turkey's Aydın in 1973. While the political situation is marked by upheavals, the young woman searches for her own path and grapples with the idea of going to Germany. The narrative structure of the novel makes visible how migration shapes family biographies across generations.
Literary Quality and Cultural Discourse
Fikri Anıl Altıntaş writes as an author, journalist, and moderator about role models, gender justice, origins, and belonging. His texts combine personal experience with societal analysis. Between Us Lies August expands this discourse with an intimate perspective on motherhood, masculinity, illness, and memory. The artistry of the novel lies in the attention to gestures, pauses, and those quiet shifts that make family history come alive.
The Author in Literary Context
Altıntaş was born in 1992 in Wetzlar and lives and works in Berlin. He studied political science, ethnology, and East European studies in Tübingen, Istanbul, and Berlin. In addition to literary publications, he writes for ZEIT, taz, and Deutschlandfunk Kultur. His debut A Pear Tree Grows in the Morning was published in 2023. He received the Robert Gernhardt Prize in 2026 for his novel project Valhalla, together with Artur Becker.
A Reading Atmosphere for Intensive Encounters
The event promises a concentrated literary experience: an audible language, an intimate atmosphere, and an immediate author encounter with a writer who understands private memory as a societally relevant narrative. Afterwards, there will be opportunities for questions, conversations, and signing of brought books.
Conclusion: Literature that Changes the View on Family
The reading of Between Us Lies August is aimed at anyone interested in contemporary literature, German-Turkish family stories, and the poetic processing of grief. Those who wish to not only read the novel but also experience its voice, rhythm, and questions live will find a special evening of literature in the vhs Fürth.
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