Hasnain Kazim talks to Dora Heldt about his book "Deutschlandtour" (Tour of Germany)
Book Fair
begin 18.10.2024, 19:30
end 18.10.2024, 21:00
location Frankfurt am Main
Hasnain Kazim sets off to explore his country by bike, his favourite means of transport. What brings people together, what separates them? Kazim cycles along the Elbe, Ruhr, Rhine, Main, Neckar and Danube, leaving certain things to chance. He meets a variety of people and talks to them about their lives in this country: what can they still laugh about? What does "homeland" actually mean? The book also charts the author's journey towards finding his place: some people frequently try to deny that Hasnain Kazim is German. So when and how do people come to belong here? What is diversity? Don't goodwill and willingness to listen make it possible to talk to anyone, perhaps even to heal rifts and overcome barriers? A cycle tour that uses the power of the word in an attempt to bring people together.
Photo: Peter Rigaud
Hasnain Kazim, born in Oldenburg in 1974 as the son of Indian/Pakistani immigrants, lives and works as a freelance author in Vienna. He writes for various media, including the electronic newspaper ZEIT ONLINE and the radio station Deutschlandfunk Kultur. From 2004 to 2019, he worked for the news magazines SPIEGEL ONLINE and SPIEGEL, mostly as a foreign correspondent in Islamabad, Istanbul and Vienna.
He has received multiple prizes for his reporting, including the "CNN Journalist Award". He is the author of several books, including "Post von Karlheinz" (Post from Karlheinz), a collection of dialogues with angry readers, and "Auf sie mit Gebrüll!" (Holler at Them!), a guide to arguing effectively.
Photo: Gunter Glücklich
Dora Heldt was born on the island of Sylt in 1961 and now lives in Hamburg. Her novels and crime fiction are all published by dtv and she has been a regular on the bestseller lists since 2009. Many of her books have already been made into films.
An event in co-operation with Penguin Books.
Information and contact
The event will be held in German.
Venue: Lecture hall, German National Library in Frankfurt am Main
The event will also be broadcast via livestream.
Costs: Free admission.
Duration: 90 minutes
Booking: Online via the button above.
Cloakroom info: Please leave your coats, jackets and umbrellas in the cloakroom. You will need two two-Euro coins to store your bags and jackets in the lockers.
Accessibility: The area in which the event will be taking place is barrier-free accessible.
Contact: veranstaltungen@dnb.de
Address and getting here
German National Library
Adickesallee 1
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Getting here
We advise you to use public transport.
1 / By public transport
By rail
From the main railway station (underground level), take the U5 in the direction of Preungesheim and get off at the stop “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”. Journey time approx. 10 minutes.
By plane
From the airport (regional station), take S-Bahn S8 in the direction of Hanau or the S9 in the direction of Offenbach and get off at “Konstablerwache”. Change to the U5 in the direction of Preungesheim and get off at the stop “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”. Journey time approx. 30 minutes.
By bus
The “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek” bus stop is served by the number M32 bus.
2 / By bike
The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main can easily be reached by bike. You can get to the DNB by taking the cycle paths on Adickesallee, Nibelungenallee, and Eckenheimer Landtraße.
Covered bicycle racks are located right at the main entrance.
3 / By car
The address for navigation devices is Eckenheimer Landstraße 165. The building is accessed from the underground car park. The maximum entrance height is 2.0 m.
Approaching from the west
Take the A66 to the end of the autobahn in Miquelallee and follow the signs for Fulda/Hanau; at the third intersection, turn right into Eckenheimer Landstraße in the direction of the city centre; follow the signs and turn right into the underground car park.
Approaching from the north
Take the A661 to the Eckenheim exit, get into the lane for the city centre/Eckenheim, continue straight on to the third major set of traffic lights and cross these. The entrance to the underground car park is located at the German National Library building around 100 metres further on the right.
Parking
Our car park has 100 parking spaces for visitors on the first basement floor.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 6:00 to 22:00, Saturday 8:00 to 18:00.
Fees: 2.00 Euro/hour, cash or card payment.
The permanent rental of parking spaces is not possible.
For on-street parking spaces in the Holzhausenviertel district, the City of Frankfurt of Main charges 50 cents per quarter hour or part thereof from Monday to Friday between 7:00 and 19:00.
4 / Accessibility
The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main has designated disabled parking spaces in its car park and next to the building in Schlosserstraße. The Library's public rooms can be accessed by lift from the underground car park. Barrier-free access to the main entrance is also available from Schlosserstraße.
Last changes:
17.09.2024
