26.10. Opening with Iryna Fingerova, 7:00 p.m.
Global° 2026 will take place under the patronage of the German National Commission for UNESCO and the Senate Chancellery.
Greeting
- Antje Grotheer – Member of the Bremen State Parliament ( MdBB), President of the Bremen State Parliament
- Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte — Mayor / Senator for Culture / President of the Bremen Senate
- Dr. Helga Trüpel – Chair of the Culture Committee of the German National Commission for UNESCO
- Cornelius Neumann-Redlin – The Business Associations of the State of Bremen, Inc.
- Tatjana Vogel – globale° – Festival for Cross-Border Literature, Inc.
In cooperation with the Bremen State Parliament and the Bremen Business Associations (Die Unternehmensverbände im Lande Bremen e.V.).
Towing Wind
Mira Zehmann is a family doctor, a mother, and a wife. She comes from a Jewish family in Odessa,
years ago, she and her husband left Ukraine to build a new life in Germany—for themselves and their young daughter. But when bombs begin to explode in her old homeland, her world is turned upside down, and a relentless gale sweeps through her life.
The family practice becomes a place of refuge; the line of Ukrainian patients is long, and they all want to see Mira, seeking comfort, healing, and compassion. Will an affair help Mira overcome her frustration with her mother-in-law’s seemingly endless visit? As Mira watches her patients navigate between two worlds, one thing is clear to her: she must go to Odessa, visit her grandmother, who is over ninety, see the sea, and go dancing with her friends.
Translated by Jakob Walosczyk
Moderation: Urania Milevski
The event will be held in German.
Please register for the opening ceremony by October 15, 2026, via email:
assistenz@globale-literaturfestival.de
Iryna Fingerova
Photo: (c) Max Zerrahn
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