American novelist Anna Winger. After publishing her first novel, This Must Be The Place in 2008, Winger was approached by NPR to start her own radio series.
American novelist Anna Winger. After publishing her first novel, This Must Be The Place in 2008, Winger was approached by NPR to start her own radio series.
I recently talked to Anna Winger, an American novelist living in Berlin.
Winger is the creator of Berlin Stories, a weekly radio series on NPR Berlin that invites English speaking writers to share their experiences of the city. Some of the writers you might be familiar with, but Winger really emphasizes her desire to give less well-known writers a platform.
The themes vary, but the backdrop is always Berlin.
"I always learn something from the pieces. Some of them are funny, some really move me. You know, I live here too, and I still learn something. It keeps it really fresh," Winger says.
There are several stories so far this season that have caught my attention. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Geoffrey Upton had an insightful piece on the Schwules Museum Kreuzberg. Another great story came from political writer and blogger Reza Aslan concerning Kottbussertor.
Winger says the project is really about bringing together great writing and the city, which, when viewed from so many different angles, can create a new perspective on a very old and ever-changing town.
I've got more about Anna Winger as part of our Life in Berlin series. If there's a Berlin Story that's stuck with you, let us know here or at berlinstories.org.
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