Frisch gepresst: Ulrich Peltzer und „Der Ernst des Lebens“

In the organizer's words:

Bruno van Gelderen grew up on a farm on the Lower Rhine and ended up in Berlin in the nineties. Instead of studying, he works for a concert agency and gambles away his money. He commits robberies and spends two years in prison. He then unexpectedly lands a job with an investment company. For the first time, he earns a very decent salary. He soon asks himself what is important in life and where his place is in the world. And, as if in passing, the novel tells of the only thing that seems to count for everyone: money.

Ulrich Peltzer, born in Krefeld in 1956, studied philosophy and psychology in Berlin. His novels have received numerous awards, including the SWR Best List Prize, the Düsseldorf Literature Prize and the Heinrich Böll Prize.

Moderation: Michael Serrer, Literaturbüro NRW

In cooperation with the Düsseldorf Central Library and the Freundeskreis Stadtbüchereien Düsseldorf.