Literary quartet: A look at the latest books and guests!

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Von Andreas Weber

Am 22.03.2025 wird "Das Literarische Quartett" mit Thea Dorn im Berliner Ensemble aufgezeichnet, featuring Eva Menasse und Johannes B. Kerner.
On March 22, 2025, "The Literary Quartet" will be recorded with Thea Dorn in the Berlin Ensemble, Featuring Eva Menasse and Johannes B. Kerner. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

On March 22, 2025, an important edition of "Das Literarische Quartet" took place, which is recorded in the ranking foyer of the Berlin ensemble. The show was headed by the host Thea Dorn, who has taken over the helm since March 2020. Dorn, an award -winning writer and lecturer, brought her expertise and passion for literature into the discussion. The four books that were discussed in this episode are:

  • Helene Hegemann: "Striker" (Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch)
  • Yasmina Reza: "The back of life", translated by Claudia Hamm (Hanser Verlag, will be released on March 18, 2025)
  • Christian Kracht: "Air" (Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch)
  • f. Scott Fitzgerald: "The Great Gatsby", translated by Bernhard Robben (Manesse Verlag)

The guests of the episode were influential voices of literature and media. This included the journalist and bestselling author Eva Menasse, who was born in Vienna and received numerous awards, including the Heinrich Böll Prize and the Ludwig Börne Prize. Her work "Dunkelblum" has been translated into nine languages ​​and is considered one of the outstanding literary products in recent years. Furthermore, Johannes B. Kerner was present, a well -known journalist and television presenter who gained great fame in Germany through his talk shows.

literary discussion and topics

Another guest was Philipp Tingler, a respected writer and literary critic, who is also a member of the jury of the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize. The discussion was not only about new works, but also about the role of literature in modern society, especially in times such as those of pandemic, which in the past led to a changed reading culture. In the context of the program, the challenges of reading habits were also discussed today.

In contrast to previous editions, this episode took place without an audience, which slightly changed the atmosphere. Discussions on the general reading in times of social restrictions were as well as what the literary public awaits from the book signs. Eva Menasse emphasized the quality criteria and the craft in the literature and emphasized that the program also emphasized classics such as "The Great Gatsby", the thematic relevance of which continues to have an effect to the present day, and new voices of the literature, which often remained unheard of.

historical context

This approach of the program shows the difficulties and upheavals of literary communication, which Walter Benjamin already addressed in his radio play "What the Germans read while their classics wrote". Benjamin discussed the role of literature in the 19th century and its influence on society, which is still important today, since readers are often confronted with the "tyranny of the minute" and the literary public is pushed into an outskirts. Despite all of these challenges, the literature remains an important medium for public discussions and individual experience. Deutschlandfunk , despite the decline in reading, a new generation of authors tries to have literature as a medium Experience rehabilitation.

The literary quartet thus continues its tradition to promote relevant literary conversations and to offer the audience valuable insights into the world of literature. The next charisma is planned for May 16, 2025, which is again enthusiastic about literature.

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