{"product_id":"prakels-breathing-against-the-wind-haɪ̯maːtn̩-vol-2-a-literary-reportage","title":"Gegend den Wind atmen \/ Breathing Against the Wind","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"main-content\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-block description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-block-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext-wrapper content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI stand on the riverbank of the frozen Oder. Breathe. In. In. In. Can’t get the air pushed out of my lungs again. Instead, a pupil’s question continues circling in my head: ‘Frankfurt was in the GDR?’ With genuine astonishment in his eyes. My body remembers one of those roll calls in winter. Heads bowed. Fear of being reprimanded. And of being commended. The liberating bell. Breath out. Out. Out. The Oder flows into the Baltic Sea. My thoughts follow the fish through space and time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Manja Präkels, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBreathing Against the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the second volume of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e'haɪ̯maːtn̩\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries, Manja Präkels travels to Frankfurt an der Oder and thereby reaches further stations in her life to date. Her literary reportage is complemented by photographs by Christian Borchert and was translated by Faith Ann Gibson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e'haɪ̯maːtn̩\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epublication series understands the German term\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeimat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(home\/homeland) in the plural and as a verb. It is published by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in collaboration with Merve Verlag, with volumes by Rebecca Ajnwojner, Max Czollek \u0026amp; Ibou Coulibaly Diop, Ndey B. Jammeh-Siegel \u0026amp; Diana Ejaita, Björn Kuhligk, Sharon Dodua Otoo, Manja Präkels, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"data\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"publication-block\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"title\"\u003eInformation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"languages\"\u003eLanguages: English and German in the same volume\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext-wrapper information\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 pages, softcover, 7 images\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HKW \/ Merve Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50732229820746,"sku":"9783962735517","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/5474\/2858\/files\/manja-praekels-breathing-against-the-wind-cover.jpg?v=1745314867","url":"https:\/\/archive-books-berlin.myshopify.com\/products\/prakels-breathing-against-the-wind-ha%c9%aa%cc%afma%cb%90tn%cc%a9-vol-2-a-literary-reportage","provider":"Archive Souq","version":"1.0","type":"link"}