»DER MANN AUF DEM HOCHRAD« EIN ABEND FÜR UND MIT UWE TIMM ZUM 85. GEBURTSTAG

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Congratulations & Interview: Kerstin Gleba (Publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch)

He has "the rare gift of being able to talk about happiness", wrote the Süddeutsche Zeitung about the great storyteller Uwe Timm. To mark his 85th birthday, the story "Der Mann auf dem Hochrad" (The man on the penny-farthing) from 1984 is now being published in an elegant new edition (Kiepenheuer & Witsch // with an afterword by Kerstin Gleba): In Coburg at the end of the 19th century, a man, the taxidermist Schröder, rides through the streets on a penny-farthing. A pioneering act that not only sets the small town in motion, but also seems to trigger further
seems to trigger further monstrosities. Uwe Timm tells a fantastic story from the not-too-distant era of unwavering belief in progress. A "family legend with a true core", a story about daring and happiness - and long since a modern classic. Happy 85th birthday, dear Uwe Timm!

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ADMISSION: EURO 16.-/ 10.-