28.10. Dana Grigorcea, 12:00 p.m.

Dancing Woman, Blue Rooster

In her new novel *Dancing Woman, Blue Rooster* , Swiss-Romanian author Dana Grigorcea tells the story of a couple who spend their summers in the Romanian mountains, exploring the stories they bring back from those experiences and how they are told. Grigorcea’
—has written a book about storytelling itself, human differences, and how we view our own lives.

In the interview, the author discusses not only her latest work, published in German, but also her work as a curator, her efforts to promote literature, and her works that have been translated into English, such as *Die nicht sterben* (2021), which was nominated for the German Book Prize.


Host: Myriam-Naomi Walburg

In cooperation with the COST Action MultiLiLiTrans – Literary Multilingualism and Social Transformations in Superdiverse Societies.

Penguin, 2026

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Dana Grigorcea

Born in 1979 in Bucharest. She studied German and Dutch philology in Bucharest (M.A. 2002), and later theater and film directing at Erasmus University Brussels. In 2004, she also completed the two-year master’s program in Quality Journalism at Danube University Krems. In 2011, Dana Grigorcea published her debut novel *Baba Rada* ( ), which was released in German. In addition to her literary work, she is a producer of television and radio programs and the recipient of various awards.
About the Author

Photo: (c) Gabi Hirit

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