Lesung of Our Writer-in-Residence, María Cecilia Barbetta

María Cecilia Barbetta is a German-language writer. Since 2011 she is a member of the PEN Centre Germany. In 2008, she won the Aspekte-Literaturpreis. She is also a Max Kade Writer-In-Residence in the Department of German Studies at the University of Arizona. Her novel Nachtleuchten is being translated into Spanish.

The event will start with a 40 minute reading and 20 minute Q&A following.

Every year, the Department of German Studies invites an author to the University of Arizona for the spring semester. The Max Kade Writer-in-Residence enriches the life of the department by sharing his or her work and experiences in courses and conversations, special events and every-day encounters.