The LitLab (Literature Lab) is an initiative of the Department of Linguistics and Literature at the University of Bremen and is aimed at upper secondary school students. Through our programs, students come into contact with authors from different backgrounds and are encouraged to develop their creative writing skills under professional guidance and gain their first insights into literary studies. This year, Luna Ali is presenting her novel Da waren die Tage. Ali describes the events from the perspective of a Syrian law student in Germany and reflects on their impact on an individual and social level. The workshop will focus on politics and aesthetics in the context of literary creation.

About the person:

1993, Aleppo (Syria). Luna Ali is a German-Syrian writer. She fled to Germany with her family in 2001. Ali’s literary works reflect her personal experiences as a Syrian migrant in Germany. She has received several literary scholarships for her extraordinary work. Ali has already worked as an author on productions at the Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Hanover and Berlin theaters. She also writes for the magazine Theater der Zeit. Her debut novel Da waren die Tage was first published in 2024.

The project is funded by the University of Bremen Foundation.