Reading with picnic That was the LiteraTUrfestival on North Campus
Four authors, relaxed listeners on picnic blankets and popcorn – the North Campus became a festival venue on 24 June 2022. The Department Neuere deutsche Literatur (Department of Modern German Literature) of the Institute of German Studies had invited to the LiteraTUrfestival. Tamara Bach, Nils Mohl, Yannic Han Biao Federer and Jenny Erpenbeck read from their current works in the afternoon and evening. The audience had made themselves comfortable on the large lawn behind the student pavilion and listened to the words of the authors. The festival is part of the project „Gegenwartspoetiken – Literatur im öffentlichen Raum“ (Contemporary Poetics – Literature in Public Space) by Professor Julia Schöll. The project, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, investigates the status of literature in the present and in society and how literature is staged in public space.
Start of the LiteraTUrfestival with author Tamara Bach. Photo credit: Institute of German Studies/TU Braunschweig
The story by Tamara Bach " Das Pferd ist ein Hund" (The Horse is a Dog ) centres on Clara, who experiences a winter so cold that all schools are closed. But at least an invisible dog causes a stir. Photo credit: Institute of German Studies/TU Braunschweig
In between there was popcorn! Photo credit: Max Fuhrmann/TU Braunschweig
A relaxed Friday afternoon on the North Campus: listening to the authors and having a picnic! Photo credit: Max Fuhrmann/TU Braunschweig
With "Henny & Ponger", Nils Mohl offered an extraordinary love story with a chase scene. Photo credit: Max Fuhrmann/TU Braunschweig
The adult programme started in the early evening with Yannic Han Biao Federer. Photo credit: Max Fuhrmann/TU Braunschweig
Yannic Han Biao Federer tells the story of "Tao", who follows in his family's footsteps from China to Indonesia to Germany. Photo credit: Max Fuhrmann/TU Braunschweig
In the evening it became more and more crowded on the festival lawn. Photo credit: Institute of German Studies/TU Braunschweig
Finally, Jenny Erpenbeck read from her current novel "Kairos", which tells the story of the end of the GDR through a toxic love affair. Photo credit: Institute of German Studies/TU Braunschweig