About the book “Was möglich ist”:

Three brave women, three new beginnings: Werner Rohner's second novel focuses exclusively on love stories that are as beautiful, sad, and diverse as in real life. Sixty-one year-old Edith, who has waitressed in the same Café for decades, emigrates to Morocco with her substantially younger boyfriend. Vera falls in love with a woman and begins a passionate affair with her, although she is looking forward to welcoming her first child with her husband. Lena, wife and mother, travels hastily to Neapel with an old flame, and when her best friend shows up to compel her to come home, she moves in with him and her children. Full of empathy and excitement, Werner Rohner tells tales of longing, desire, departure and loss.

About the Panelists:

Werner Rohner, was born in 1975 in Zürich. In 2012 he graduated in literary writing at the Swiss Institute for Literature in Biel. In 2014 Rohner published his first novel Das Ende der Schonzeit at Lenos for which he won the Werkjahr der Stadt Zürich and was nominated for the Rauriser Literaturpreis. 2017 the book was translated into French Fin de Trêve bei Les Éditions de l´Aires. In 2018, together with Katja Brunner he published the collection Wie weit du genetisch vom Raubtier entfernt bist. In 2020 his second novel Was möglich ist appeared with Lenos, and subsequently was awarded the Anerkennungspreis of the canton Zurich. In 2022 he published his first novel for kids, Mehr als ein Wunsch, which was awarded with the Kranichsteiner Literaturstipendium. Additionally he published three picture books: Hier bin ich doch!, Das Märchen vom Meerchen und Tote Traurige Tiere. 2023 the theater piece Fremdes Vertrauen premiered, which he co-authored with Ruth Schweikert. He was the writer-in-residence at Allegheny College in 2023, and is currently the Pro Helvetia writer-in-residence at Deutsches Haus at NYU.

Elena Bänninger serves as the Head of Culture at the Swiss Consulate in New York. With a background deeply rooted in cultural affairs and educational initiatives, she spearheads programs that promote Swiss arts and culture in the vibrant NYC landscape.

Date and Time: Wednesday, December 11th , 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Location: Deutsches Haus at NYU, 42 Washington Mews, New York, NY 10002

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