Selected Events 2006

Dave King signs his book

November 16, 2006
Basically as an “encore” to a very successful first appearance at Leipzig Book Fair in the spring 2006, best-selling author Dave King – currently a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome – presented his first novel, “The Ha-Ha” to audiences in Jena on November 15, and Leipzig on November 16. The reading of his moving story on the costs of war and the infinite worth of human relationships, ended in both cities with a long and vivid discussion on writing, human imperfection and American society. Consul General Mark Scheland attended the King reading in Leipzig. In addition to university students and the general public, King also addressed a group of high school students, who mastered their first encounter with an American author by displaying a stunning command of English and a great understanding of literature.