Monday, 3/31/2025
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Congratulations & Conversation: Kerstin Gleba (Publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch)

He has "the rare gift of being able to tell about happiness," wrote the Süddeutsche Zeitung about the great storyteller Uwe Timm. On his 85th birthday, the story "Der Mann auf dem Hochrad," originally from 1984, is being released in an elegant new edition (Kiepenheuer & Witsch // with a postscript by Kerstin Gleba): In Coburg, at the end of the 19th century, a man, the preparator Schröder, rides through the streets on a high bicycle. A pioneering act that not only sets the small town in motion but also seems to trigger further monstrous events. Uwe Timm tells a fantastic story from the not-too-distant time of unwavering belief in progress. A "family legend with a true core," a story about courage and happiness – and already a modern classic. Best wishes on your 85th, dear Uwe Timm!

Organizer: Stiftung Literaturhaus // in cooperation with the publishing house Kiepenheuer & Witsch
ADMISSION: EURO 16.- / 10.-

(Photo: Uwe Timm © Isolde Ohlbaum)

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