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Olivier Guez: The Disappearance of Joseph Mengele

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  • Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
  • When: April 5, 2018, 19:00 – 21:00

Meeting with the French writer and journalist Olivier Guez, who won the prestigious Prix Renaudot last year for his novel The Disappearance of Joseph Mengele, a compelling exploration of the soul and life of the infamous “Angel of Death” following his escape to South America.

The Disappearance of Joseph Mengele is coming out in Czech in autumn 2018 on the Garamond imprint. During the evening the audience will hear a number of excerpts from the novel, which is currently being translated.

Oliver Guez is not just a novelist but also a well-known journalist and reporter. He came to broader attention in France thanks to his book The Impossible Return, focused on the post-war return of Jewish inhabitants to Germany. He is also known for The Fall of the Wall, in which he and Jean-Marc Gonin, the current editor-in-chief of the daily Le Figaro, recorded the testimonies of actors in the events that led to the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

The meeting will take place in French with simultaneous translation.

Organised by the Václav Havel Library in cooperation with Prague’s Institut francais.

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