The Rutgers German Department is pleased to welcome writer and German book prize winner Saša Stanišić for a workshop about his most recent book Herkunft, a tender and playful self-portrait about the fortuity of being born somewhere. Saša will be joined by his editor Martin Mittelmeier and his translator Damion Searls. The workshop will focus on zones of transition within and in conversation with the book, instances of (un)translatability and the tricky question of belonging. The session will be moderated by Thyssen@KWI fellow Regina Karl.