Anna Seghers und Die Macht der Worte | Führung

In the organizer's words:

"Through the books that will be written here, I want to help prevent the mistakes of the past from ever being repeated," said Anna Seghers after her arrival in Berlin in 1947. She returned to Germany from exile in Mexico as a world-famous author and put her literary work at the service of the new society. As President of the Writers' Association of the GDR, she also took on political responsibility. Seghers' work was therefore repeatedly rejected in West Germany, while she was a role model for many authors in the young GDR, including Christa Wolf and Heiner Müller, and her multi-layered work was a source of literary inspiration.

After many years in exile, the writer Anna Seghers found a new home in Berlin-Adlershof. Her apartment in what is now Anna-Seghers-Straße, where she lived from 1955 until her death in 1983, has been faithfully preserved and can be visited by appointment. In addition to the furnishings and personal memorabilia, which bear witness to an international life, Anna Seghers' library is particularly impressive. Around 10,000 volumes, including books by writer friends from many countries, are spread across the four rooms and the hallway.

In German language

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Registration: annaseghersmuseum@adk.de