München liest – aus verbrannten Büchern

In the organizer's words:

Art action "Brandfleck" and reading:

On May 10, 1933, a few weeks after the Nazis came to power, around 50,000 Munich residents took part in the book burning on Königsplatz, which was staged by students from Munich's universities (LMU and TU) and their rectors. From March 1933, books and libraries were burned and destroyed in over 90 cities in Germany and later in the occupied countries. This was followed by the extermination of people and the destruction of cities and countries. Many of the books burned in 1933 and their authors are largely unknown today. At the time, many authors wrote for peace, justice, freedom and human dignity for all. Against nationalism, anti-Semitism, racial hatred, militarism and right-wing extremism. Their legacy and these texts are as relevant today as they were 92 years ago.

As in previous years, we invite you to read from one of the "burnt books" for five minutes each on Königsplatz on May 10 - where these books were to be destroyed for all time. You can choose your own text from the list of authors. From 10.00 a.m., the artists Wolfram P. Kastner and Martin Mohr will create a burn mark on the Königsplatz lawn at the site of the 1933 book burning. So that no grass grows over history.

List of the burnt authors at: lesungausverbranntenbuechern.de/wordpress/die-verbrannten-autorinnen-und-autoren

Price information:

Readers and listeners are very welcome! Anyone who would like to read aloud can register by calling 0170-773 17 17.