Selected Events 2009

Leipzig Consul General Reads to the Youth

CG Katherine Brucker at the Leipzig Public Library during her reading of "The Elegance of the Hedgehog"

June 23, 2009. Consul General Katherine Brucker read in French and German from The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery at the Leipzig Public Library to over thirty 11^th grade Honors French students from the Reclam Gymnasium. The director of the Association for the Promotion of the Leipzig Public Library had invited Ms. Brucker to participate in its "Prominent Leipzigers read to the youth". After an introduction by the director of the jury for young adult literature, the Consul General spoke briefly about her diplomatic career, and then introduced the author, who, like Katherine Brucker, had studied in France. A discussion session with the students followed the reading. Consul General Katherine Brucker donated both French and German versions of the book to the library.