Lesung, Gespräch und Musik

Europe's Dogs

Reading from the award-winning novel by Alhierd Bacharevič with music from Belarus.
© Julia Cimafiejeva

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Monday | 1/12/2026
7:00 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal
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About the Event

In 2025, the Belarusian writer Alhierd Bacharevič received the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding for "Europe's Dogs." In his compelling novel, he paints a bleak picture of Europe's future, where nationalism, isolation, and violence dominate the societal climate. The story revolves around six individuals living in a Europe that has excluded all "foreigners" - their narratives intertwine to create a multi-voiced panorama on exclusion, identity, and the destructive power of political ideologies. Bacharevič's novel is alarmingly relevant and provocative, serving as a literary warning against a regression into old patterns. The book has since been banned in Belarus. The German translation of the novel, done by Thomas Weiler in 2024, has received multiple awards for his translations of works from the Slavic languages, including the Leipzig Book Fair Prize in the Translation category. He will lead the event. The launch of the literature series VOICES FROM EASTERN EUROPE - TO LEAVE OR TO STAY? is a collaboration between the Municipal Libraries of Dresden, the Saxon State Library - State and University Library Dresden (SLUB), and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Saxony. The kickoff event is a joint initiative by the Dresden Philharmonic and the aforementioned organizations.

Artists

Alhierd Bacharevič
Author
Thomas Weiler
Translator and Moderator
Tom Wlaschiha
Moderation
Mitglieder der Dresdner Philharmonie
Ensemble

Biographies

Alhierd Bacharevič

Alhierd Bacharevič (born 1975 in Minsk) is a Belarusian writer. He studied Belarusian literature and linguistics at the Pedagogical University in Minsk. He has published several novels and essay collections, and his books have been translated into German, English, Russian and other languages. His 900-page work 'Europas Hunde' (Europe's Dogs) was published in 2017.

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Thomas Weiler

Thomas Weiler, born in the Black Forest in 1978, studied translation in Leipzig, Berlin and St. Petersburg. He has been working as a freelance translator from Polish, Russian and Belarusian since 2007. Thomas Weiler translates fiction, poetry and children's books.

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Tom Wlaschiha

Theatre and film actor, as well as voice actor, Tom Wlaschiha can be heard here as the narrator of the German translation of Europa's Dogs. He became internationally famous after being cast as Jaqen H'ghar in the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. He most recently appeared at the Kulturpalast as the presenter of “Blockbuster Battle” with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra.

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