Reading in Kaiserslautern: Birgit Mat exchange about roots and memories

Reading in Kaiserslautern: Birgit Mat exchange about roots and memories

Birgit Matbuch, an author with deep roots in German-Russian history, will read on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 5 p.m. in the barn of the Theodor Zink Museum in Kaiserslautern from her debut novel "Until we become forest". This event is organized by the equality office of the city of Kaiserslautern in cooperation with the Evangelical Center Education and Society. The reading offers insights into the moving life story of a Soviet emigrant family, tells by the eyes of the first-person narrator Nanush.

nanush lives with her great-grandmother Babulya in a 16-story high-rise on the edge of the forest, a living environment that contains both physical and emotional challenges. Babulya is described as the "guardian of memories" and brings a special connection to nature by speaking with swans. She passed on this gift to Nanush, which is referred to as the "eye of history". Your experiences reflect central topics such as war, guilt, deprivation and cultural identity, which are conveyed in a sensitive and warm -hearted tone without evaluating. Treffpunkt Pfalz reports on the reading and the fascinating content of the Romans.

The central theme of the novel

mat swap addresses the root of root on "concrete terrain". Babulya's large kitchen kitchen acts as the center of the stories in which she and her family process their past. The death of little boy Georg is depicted and is one of the tragic stories that shape the work. Family communication takes place in Russian at home and in German outdoors, which further increases the identity of the characters. This multilingualism is an important characteristic in the literature of the Russian Germans, which Literature criticism

The novel not only treats personal stories, but also takes up socially critical aspects. The forest, which appears as a symbol of life and death, plays a central role in the link between past and future. With its presentation, MATHUSCHE creates a bridge to the experiences of many displaced Russian Germans who deal with questions about individual and collective identity.

Birgit MATSBULS BACK

Birgit Matbuch has studied German and Protestant theology and has extensive professional experience, including ten years as a pastor in southern Germany. Since 2017 she has been working as a consultant in pastoral training and further education, where she has also gained experience with emigrants from the former Soviet Union. This variety of experiences is clearly shown in her literary work, which is deeply rooted in the reality of its protagonists and at the same time treats universal topics.

The readers are invited to reserve tickets free of charge for the reading by sending an email to lilli.wagner@evkirchepfalz.de. The event promises to create an important connection to Russian -German literature that focuses on the diverse topics of identity, origin and the processing of history. bpb.de emphasizes that Russian-German literature in the Federal Republic corresponds to a cultural memory that remains lively through such stories.