WELCOME TO THE PUBLIC BOOK READING TITLED, THE EIGHTH LIFE.

WELCOME TO THE PUBLIC BOOK READING TITLED, THE EIGHTH LIFE.

By Lilian Momanyi

There is a peculiar habit within the Republic of

Kenya which must stop with immediate effect,

where majority of the Great State Citizens of

East and Central Africa Super Power, Kenya, are

learned but frequently shy away from initiating

and developing the culture of reading.

As the most popular Goethe-Institute Nairobi

County Kenya is publicly inviting all Kenyan

good Citizens to a pubic reading that will be

happening on Thursday, 26 November year

2020 at 7pm East Africa Time, also via zoom.

The Excerpts from the book titled The eighth life

will be read in English and German by

professional readers. The reading will be

followed by an open discussion on various

topics and questions arising from the book

reading.

The Eighth Life is not just the story of the trials

and tribulations of one Georgian family over the

red century.

Haratischwili’s characters are not only shaped

by history, but they are also shaped by how

others perceive and decide to tell their stories.

Haratischwili writes about women’s pain and

anger in a way that is original in scope and yet

echoes the themes of other contemporary

female writers.

It’s not about what others have made of us, but

much more about the idea that while we cannot

truly resurrect or correct the past, the present is

still available.