Embassy Literature & Lecture Series
U.S. Embassy Announces Literature and Lecture Series to Celebrate Return to Pariser Platz
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* The U.S. Embassy Literature Series - A series of presentations and readings by established and up-and-coming American writers.
* The U.S. Election Lecture Series - A series of lectures by renowned American political commentators, academics and experts, culminating in the November 4 2008 presidential elections.
* The U.S. Embassy Black History Month Concert - A special concert in celebration of Black History Month (February).
Upcoming Events
The U.S. Embassy Literature Series presents:
Annie Proulx, Author
Annie Proulx is often described as a chronicler of American provincial life. She started out as a journalist before publishing her first book "Heart Songs and Other Stories" in 1988. She received all major literary prizes in the U.S. for her novels and short story collections, among them: The PEN/Faulkner Award, 1992, for "Postcards", the National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize, and Irish Times International Fiction Prize, all 1993, and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, 1994, all for "The Shipping News"; the Dos Passos Prize for Literature, 1996, for "Accordion Crimes"; the National Magazine award, 1998, and O. Henry Prize, both for "Brokeback Mountain"; the award for fiction, New Yorker, 2000, for "Close Range: Wyoming Stories"; the Best Foreign Language Novels of 2002/Best American Novel Award, Chinese Publishing Association and Peoples’ Literature Publishing House, 2002, for "That Old Ace in the Hole". Annie Proulx is author of the short story Brokeback Mountain which, in its 2006 film version, received four Golden Globe awards and three Oscars. Program Information (pdf)
Frankfurt am Main - May 16, 2008
Heidelberg - May 17, 2008
Berlin - May 20, 2008
The U.S. Embassy Lecture Series presents:
American Indians Today: A Discussion with Allison Davis-White Eyes
Allison Davis-White Eyes works as Coordinator in the Indian Education Office at Oregon State University. Previously she served as Special Assistant to the President on Native American Affairs, also at University of Oregon. She received a BA in American History in 1983, and an MA in American Indian Studies: History and Law in 1988 from the University of California, Los Angeles. She will complete her doctoral degree in Education in 2008. Program Information
Past Events
The U.S. Embassy Literature Series presents Louis Begley, Author
Novelist and retired lawyer Louis Begley is a survivor of the Holocaust, He was born in Poland in 1933 and came to the U.S. in 1946. He attended Harvard University, served in the U.S. Army from 1954-56, and graduated with honors from Harvard Law School in 1959. Louis Begley has received numerous awards for his literary work. Louis Begley will read from Matters of Honor (2007) published in German by Suhrkamp under the title Ehrensachen in 2007. Program Information
Berlin - April 21, 2008
Hamburg - April 23, 2008
Amy Bloom, Author
Amy Bloom is author of two novels, two collections of short stories, and a nominee for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her stories have appeared in Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards, and numerous anthologies in the U.S. and abroad. She has written for the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, Slate, and Salon, among many other publications, and has won a National Magazine Award. She lives in Connecticut and teaches at Yale University. Program Information (pdf)
Hamburg - March 3, 2008
Berlin - March 4, 2008
Matt Ruff, Author
Matt Ruff is the author of "Fool on the Hill" (1988), "Sewer, Gas & Electric: The Public Works Trilogy" (1997), "Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls" (2003). He will read from his new book, "Bad Monkeys," published in German by Carl Hanser Verlag. Program Information (pdf)
Berlin - February 4, 2008
Hamburg - February 5, 2008
Frankfurt - February 6, 2008
John Haskell, Picador-Guest Professor at the University of Leipzig
John Haskell is the author of the short story collection "I Am Not Jackson Pollock" (2003) and the novel "American Purgatorio" (2005). John Haskell will read from his works in Berlin, Hamburg and Karlsruhe. Program Information (pdf)
Berlin - January 28, 2008
Hamburg - January 29, 2008
Karlsruhe - January 30, 2008
The U.S. Embassy Election Series presents
Susan Alexander, Minerva Research & Advisory “The 2008 Elections: It’s the Economy, Stupid! – Again? ”
Susan Alexander is founder and Managing Director of Luxembourg-based Minerva, a firm producing proprietary and bespoke research on the financial markets and issues relating to globalization and the knowledge economy. She is a senior expert for the EU on R&D and national innovation systems. A native New Yorker, before moving to Luxembourg she was Vice President and head of fixed income, derivatives and international market research at Oppenheimer & Co. Program Information (pdf)
Novelist and retired lawyer Louis Begley is a survivor of the Holocaust, He was born in Poland in 1933 and came to the U.S. in 1946. He attended Harvard University, served in the U.S. Army from 1954-56, and graduated with honors from Harvard Law School in 1959. Louis Begley has received numerous awards for his literary work. Louis Begley will read from Matters of Honor (2007) published in German by Suhrkamp under the title Ehrensachen in 2007. Program Information
Hamburg - April 23, 2008
Amy Bloom is author of two novels, two collections of short stories, and a nominee for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her stories have appeared in Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards, and numerous anthologies in the U.S. and abroad. She has written for the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, Slate, and Salon, among many other publications, and has won a National Magazine Award. She lives in Connecticut and teaches at Yale University. Program Information (pdf)
Hamburg - March 3, 2008
Berlin - March 4, 2008
Matt Ruff is the author of "Fool on the Hill" (1988), "Sewer, Gas & Electric: The Public Works Trilogy" (1997), "Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls" (2003). He will read from his new book, "Bad Monkeys," published in German by Carl Hanser Verlag. Program Information (pdf)
Berlin - February 4, 2008
Hamburg - February 5, 2008
Frankfurt - February 6, 2008
John Haskell is the author of the short story collection "I Am Not Jackson Pollock" (2003) and the novel "American Purgatorio" (2005). John Haskell will read from his works in Berlin, Hamburg and Karlsruhe. Program Information (pdf)
Berlin - January 28, 2008
Hamburg - January 29, 2008
Karlsruhe - January 30, 2008
The U.S. Embassy Election Series presents
Berlin, April 4, 2008
Rheingau, March 31, 2008
Heidelberg, April 1, 2008
Hamburg, April 3, 2008
Dr. Jeremy D. Mayer – George Mason School of Public Policy
"Politics at the Speed of Light: The Effect of New Media on the 2008 Presidential Race"
Jeremy Meyer is Associate Professor at the George Mason School of Public Policy in Arlington, Virginia. He specializes in presidential elections, public opinion, racial politics, and foreign policy and has published widely on American politics. Program Information (pdf)
Berlin - March 10, 2008
Hamburg - March 11, 2008
Frankfurt - March 12, 2008
Heidelberg - March 13, 2008
Munich - March 14, 2008
The Race to the White House: An Analysis of Super Tuesday
William D. Chandler , PhD, University of California, San Diego
William Drozdiak, American Council on Germany, New York
Ralf Beste, Der Spiegel, Berlin
In cooperation with The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Program Information (pdf)
Berlin - February 6, 2008
Jerry Hagstrom - The National Journal
“After the First Primaries: Implications for the Campaign and the Candidates.”
Jerry Hagstrom is a prize-winning American journalist, author and commentator. Program Information (pdf)
Berlin - January 21, 2008
Nuremberg - January 22, 2008
Bonn - January 24, 2008
Mainz - January 25, 2008
Black History Month Celebration
Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. A Celebration of the Architects of Global Movements Towards Peace - with Music and Text
Kevin Maynor, bass, accompanied by pianist Eric Olsen
Kevin Maynor has scored success in over 40 operatic roles in five different languages. He is well-known in concert halls and opera houses around the world. Program Information (pdf)
Dessau - February 11, 2008
Berlin - February 12, 2008
Munich - February 13, 2008
Tübingen - February 14, 2008
Nuremberg - February 15, 2008
The Berlin performance is part of the Distinguished W.E.B. Dubois Lecture Series organized by the American Studies Department at Humboldt University.
