Talk
Seaman's Yarn and Seaman's Rope
The seaman's world - between clichés and reality
Thu, Jul 17, 2008
6 pm
Free admission
In his book Der Seemann (the seaman), which looks at the colourful myths surrounding these men, Timo Heimerdinger encounters Folkert Janssen. The director of the Deutsche Seemannsmission Rostock and former sailor tells vivid tales of globalised seafaring from his own experience.
Moderation: Almuth Knigge, correspondent for the radio programme DeutschlandRadio Kultur / Deutschlandfunk, Studio Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania