Philipp Winkler (Hark Bohm), Amrum

In the organizer's words:

The well-known German director Hark Bohm has written his childhood memories of the end of the war in 1945 on the North Frisian island of Amrum. Co-authored with the writer Philipp Winkler (due to his failing health), he tells of the difficult wartime period from the perspective of 12-year-old Nanning, who has to support the family instead of his father. And he tells of the in-between: between still war and soon peace, childhood and growing up, solidarity and antagonism in the enclosed island space. "Amrum" is a memoir with beautiful descriptions of nature, wistful and slightly bitter. It is currently being made into a film by Fatih Akin. The film will be released in September, a few days after the reading. We have invited co-author Phlipp Winkler, who has already been our guest with his novel "Hool", to the reading.