Eloquence, humour and obstinacy: Sibylle Lewitscharoffâs Pong lives!
Pong lives! At the end of Sibylle Lewitscharoffâs novel Pong, the loveable, crazy protagonist had thrown himself with resounding hurrah to the moon, arms open wide â and contrary to the readerâs apprehensions, he has survived this bold leap from the roof. Now, as he lies in hospital, he has all the time in the world to devote to his thoughts, which mainly revolve around mysterious objects which he keeps safe at home.
Sibylle Lewitscharoffâs Pong, awarded the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in 1998, drew widespread attention from the literary public. With Pong redivivus, Sibylle Lewitscharoff and Friedrich Meckseper have jointly created a work of a magical kind, compelling both linguistically and visually.
Friedrich Meckseper was born in Bremen in 1936. He studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart and the Berlin University of the Arts. Aside from a vast corpus of engraving art and oil paintings, he has also produced numerous collages, montages and objects. He lives in Berlin.
Friedrich Meckseper was born in Bremen in 1936. He studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart and the Berlin University of the Arts....
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