AN EVENING WITH JONATHAN FRANZEN

Jonathan Franzen is the author of six novels, most recently Crossroads and Purity, and five works of nonfiction, including The Discomfort Zone, Farther Away, and The End of the End of the Earth.

Among his honors are the National Book Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Award, the Heartland Prize, Die Welt Literature Prize, the Budapest Grand Prize, and the first Carlos Fuentes Medal awarded at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. Franzen is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the German Akademie der Künste, and the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

An ardent bird-watcher, he has served on the board of the American Bird Conservancy since 2008, and has received the EuroNatur Award for his work in bird conservation.

The Gartenbaukino is happy to present Jonathan Franzen for the first time on its stage.

Moderation des Gesprächs / Hosting the stage talk: Neil Young

Neil Young (b. 1971) is a journalist, film festival worker, filmmaker, and actor based in Vienna since 2019.
Originally from Sunderland in north-east England, he graduated with a first-class degree in English and American Literature from the University of Manchester. He has written regularly (mainly on cinema) for many international publications, including Sight & Sound, The Hollywood Reporter, Tribune, and Senses of Cinema.