Uwe Wittstock: Marseille 1940. The Great Escape of Literature
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Uwe Wittstock, "Marseille 1940". Reading and discussion.
"It reads like a thrilling novel, whose protagonists are figures from intellectual history. One cannot help but think of today's dangers to democracy."
— The Seventh Day, Nils Minkmar
June 1940: Hitler's Wehrmacht has defeated France. The Gestapo is searching for Heinrich Mann, Franz Werfel, Hannah Arendt, Lion Feuchtwanger, and countless others who have found asylum in France since 1933. Meanwhile, American Varian Fry arrives in Marseille to save as many as possible. It is the most dramatic year in German literary history. They all gather in Marseille, seeking a path to freedom. Here, the paths of many German and Austrian writers, intellectuals, and artists cross. And here, Varian Fry and his companions risk their lives to smuggle the persecuted out of the country.
Uwe Wittstock worked for many years as an editor and literary critic for the "Frankfurter Allgemeine", "Die Welt", and "Focus". Since 2018, he has been a freelance writer. His books "February 33" (2021) and "Marseille 1940" (2024) were on the Spiegel bestseller list for months and have been translated into twelve languages.
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In German language.
Tickets: €10 | €5 (<26 years) | €1.50 (Kulturpass)
Organization: Institut Pierre Werner
Support: neimënster.
Automatically translated from German.
Where does it take place?
Institut Pierre Werner
28
rue Münster
2160 Luxembourg
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