Autor:innen	Dr. med. Umes Arunagirinathan Doris Mendlewitsch Peggy Parnass

REJECTING BOUNDARIES – On Migration, Home, and the Value of Freedom

An inspiring book about the power of humanity.
A personal call to actively contribute to a just society, with insights on migration, security, and integration.

Umes Arunagirinathan and Peggy Parnass are separated by fifty years of life, skin color, gender, and many other differences. Yet, what truly connects them is their shared experience of flight and displacement. Peggy was sent by her mother on a children's transport to Sweden in 1939 to escape Nazi persecution. Umes arrived in Germany as a 13-year-old unaccompanied refugee from Sri Lanka. Though both have suffered greatly due to their experiences, they have also developed a deep desire to make the world a better place. Rather than resigning, they have devoted their lives to fighting against injustice, oppression, exploitation, and discrimination.

Based on Peggy Parnass' writings and conversations with Umes Arunagirinathan, this portrait of two extraordinary life paths opens up perspectives from both generations on central themes such as friendship, hate, courage, foreignness, and identity.

Publisher: Rowohlt Polaris
Release: 13.05.2025
ISBN: 978-3-499-01783-4
128 Pages
Authors: Dr. med. Umes ArunagirinathanDoris MendlewitschPeggy Parnass

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Dr. med. Umes Arunagirinathan

Umes Arunagirinathan found a new home in Hamburg after fleeing his home country. He studied medicine in Lübeck, worked as a resident doctor at the University Medical Center in Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), and is now a specialist in heart surgery. His books on socio-political and medical topics are bestsellers, and he is a popular guest on talk shows and at readings.

Doris Mendlewitsch

Peggy Parnass

Peggy Parnass is a Hamburg icon, known for her unconventional lifestyle and tireless commitment to justice and peace. She worked as an actress, critic, and translator. Her legendary court reports, which she wrote for 17 years for the magazine konkret , include coverage of the Majdanek trials. She now lives in a senior residence in Hamburg.