The Driftless Area – Das Stille Land« with Tom Drury, US-American Author

The Amerika Haus e.V. NRW in cooperation with the German-American Society Muenster e.V. cordially invites you to

Lecture & Talk »The Driftless Area – Das Stille Land« with Tom Drury, US-American Author

Thursday, April 16th, 2015  7PM LWL Museum für Kunst & Kultur  Domplatz 10  48143 Münster

Tom Drury reads from his 2006 novel „The Driftless Area“ which was published in German („Das Stille Land“) this year by the Klett-Cotta Verlag. In 2014, the novel was the basis for a movie with aspiring actors such as Anton Yelchin, John Hawkes and Zooey Deschanel. The US- American author and current Fellow of the American Academy Berlin describes the story of a young man who falls in love with a mysterious woman and finds himself in an even more mysterious game with a criminal. Themes of this story are fate, love, growing wiser and life in a small town. After the lecture, there will be a talk, led by Prof. Dr. Katja Sarkowsky, Chair of American Studies of the Westfälische Wilhelms- Universität Münster.

Tom Drury was born in Iowa in 1956. After his degree in journalism at the University of Iowa and his graduate studies at Brown University, he published his first narration in 1991 in “The New Yorker” and became a freelance writer. The “Granta Magazine“ awarded him as best newcomer writer in 1996. His works „Pacific“, „The End of Vandalism“ and „The Driftless Area“ all received several awards and are translated into German, Spanish, and French. Drury currently lives in Brooklyn.

The event will be held in English. Afterwards you are invited to a get-together with refreshments.

Please keep in mind that the number of seats is limited! Registration will be handled on a “first come, first served”-basis.

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Map and Directions LWL Museum für Kunst & Kultur  Domplatz 10  48143 Münster

By public transportation: From Münster Main Station, the Domplatz / Prinzipalmarkt is within 15 min of reach. Bus lines 1, 10, 11, 13 and 14 Main Station to the station “Domplatz” Bus lines 12 and 22 to the station “Aegidiimarkt” By car: Via highway A43 and A1 you reach Münster, take exit „Münster Süd“ or „Münster Nord“ in the direction of “Münster-Centrum/Innenstadt” and follow the signs to “Domplatz / Prinzipalmarkt“. Parking Facilities: Parking facilities at Domplatz and the public parking „Aegidiimarkt“

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Lecture & Talk »The Driftless Area – Das Stille Land« with Tom Drury, US-American Author

Thursday, April 16th, 2015  7:00 PM LWL Museum für Kunst & Kultur  Domplatz 10  48143 Münster

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