Since her semi-autobiographical debut novel All Russians Love Birch Trees, Olga Grjasnowa’s works have explored various aspects of migration, displacement and identity between countries, languages and religions. After 30 years of post-Soviet immigration into Germany, a diverse array of lifestyles and identities with new meanings have emerged. Olga Grjasnowa reads from her latest novel Der verlorene Sohn [The Prodigal Son] and talks to us about the illusions, fears and hopes of people living in transcultural, transnational and multilingual spaces between Germany, Russia and the Caucasus. The evening event is part of Jews Along the Silk Road, an international conference at the Jewish Museum Berlin (10-12 October 2021).