Johannes Franzen

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Johannes Franzen talks to Nicole Seifert and Till Raether about his book "Wut und Wertung"!

Why do some works of art make us so angry? Why do we love some books and despise others, their authors and readers at the same time? Why do fans of "Pride and Prejudice" engage in bitter feuds over whether Matthew Macfadyen in the film or Colin Firth in the series is the better, no, the only true Mr. Darcy?

The literary scholar Johannes Franzen, co-founder and co-editor of the online feuilleton "54books", examines in his insightful and entertaining study "Wut und Wertung - Warum wir über Geschmack streiten" (S. Fischer) examines, among other things, how it is that fictional stories captivate and stir us up to such an extent that we develop strong emotions such as love, anger and shame and are prepared to defend our favorite reads against everyone and everything: "Johannes Franzen presents a captivating theory of controversy that will significantly shape our understanding of culture. Intellectually profound and highly exciting," is the verdict of sociologist Carolin Amlinger.

Johannes Franzen talks to the non-fiction author Nicole Seifert ("Einige Herren sagten etwas dazu", Kiepenheuer & Witsch) and the writer Till Raether ("Disko", btb), who are also no strangers to strong emotions - from readers, literary critics or colleagues.

Moderation: Tanya Lieske

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€ 16,-/12,- / Livestream € 6,-