On 25 March 2026, Luxembourg author Elise Schmit will present her new book »Allgemeine Zweifel am weiteren Verlauf« (A General Uncertainty About the Future) on The Blue Sofa at the Pierre Werner Institute.
In nine short stories, Elise Schmit traces moments of transition in which familiar structures begin to dissolve while the future remains unresolved. Her characters yearn for change, for an escape from their own lives, yet are equally held back by fear. Gradually, these narratives coalesce into a subtle and compelling portrait of a society searching for connection and ways beyond isolation.
In cooperation with the Pierre Werner Institute Luxembourg.
Elise Schmit was born in Luxembourg in 1982, and now lives in Luxembourg City. She awarded several times at the Concours littéraire national, and her bestselling collection »Stürze aus unterschiedlichen Fallhöhen« (Falling From Various Heights) won the 2019 Prix Servais, Luxembourg’s most prestigious award.
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Luchterhand
A whale arrives on the shore of a fashionable seaside resort, and two friends unexpectedly encounter their own past. A video on social media tells the story of a love that is no longer. A late-season swimmer pushes on against the inexorable tide of time. A boy dreams of flying to Mars. A blue bird emerges from a tangerine and speaks to a world rocked by disasters…
German-Luxembourgish Germanist and historian Henning Marmulla (born 1976) works as a freelance editor in Luxembourg City. He previously worked as editor-in-chief at the magazine »forum«, at the Pierre Werner Institute, and at the University of Luxembourg. He received his doctorate from Bielefeld University in 2009 with a thesis on Hans Magnus Enzensberger and the magazine »Kursbuch« (Matthes & Seitz 2011). He is co-editor of the correspondence between Hans Magnus Enzensberger and Uwe Johnson (Suhrkamp 2009) and Siegfried Unseld's »Chronik 1970« (Suhrkamp 2010).
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Institut Pierre Werner
28 rue Münster
2160 Luxemburg
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | 7 PM
