What languages does Berlin write in? Together with Stadtsprachen – Magazin der internationalen Literaturen Berlins and two literary guests, we explore the current city map of linguistic diversity in Berlin. The occasion is International Mother Language Day, a commemorative day proclaimed by UNESCO to “promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism”, which has been celebrated annually on February 21 since 2000.

A special literary evening in German – with sections in Galician, English and Nepali (and translations).

• Elisabeth Verhoeven will present the Berlin spricht! language project.


• Martin Jankowski will talk to Mara Mahía (author, Spain/Berlin) about Galician and Ioanna Gatzigianni will read her German translation of a prose text by Mara Mahía.


• Nishan Dhakal (author, Nepal/Berlin) will talk about Nepali, and Nico Lehmann reads the German translation by Ritu Kuluju of a short story by Nishan Dhakal.

For details about the participants, see the PARATAXE event page.

We would like to thank the Tieranatomisches Theater for inviting us to its wonderful, listed rooms!

Admission €5 / reduced €3 (box office only).

An event organized by PARATAXE in cooperation with Berlin spricht!, Humboldt University of Berlin, and the Tieranatomisches Theater, sponsored by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and the Open Science Ambassador programme funded by the Center for Open and Responsible Research at the Berlin University Alliance.