Books for Christmas: Prof. Bartl recommends the best gifts!

Books for Christmas: Prof. Bartl recommends the best gifts!

Things are going to get really literary in Bamberg in the coming days. An exciting one will take place on December 2nd, 2025Book recommendation eveningwith Prof. Dr. Andrea Bartl. Under the motto “Exquisite: Which book should I give as a gift for Christmas?” the professor of modern German literature gives recommendations for Christmas presents in book form. The event starts at 6 p.m. in the ETA Hoffmann Theater, and due to high demand, an additional date is being offered at 8 p.m., but it is already fully booked. Interested reading fans can reserve free tickets for the 6 p.m. event directly at the theater box office.

The book recommendation evening will be followed by an exciting one on December 3, 2025Book presentationwith reading. Martin Neubauer presents the work “The Fall of Adams,” written by Hans Wollschläger and edited by Thomas Körber and Nico Prelog. This event, which will take place at 6 p.m. in the University of Bamberg, lecture hall U5/00.24, will highlight the story of the writer Michael Adams, who returned from exile in the 1950s. The first presentation of the unpublished version of the novel “Herzgewächse” also promises special attention.

Christmas concert and other events

This offers another highlightConcert “Christmas Magic”, which will take place on December 6, 2025 in the auditorium of the University of Bamberg. With two performances at 3 and 6 p.m., both Advent and Christmas carols will be presented. The university's chamber choir, brass ensemble and string orchestra will perform under the direction of university music director Wilhelm Schmidts. After the concert, visitors can look forward to mulled wine or punch in the cloister of the former Dominican church. Tickets are available for 15 euros, reduced to 10 euros, and groups can benefit from a discount of 5 euros per ticket from the third ticket.

The book recommendation evening on December 2nd and the Christmas concert on December 6th show once again that Bamberg is a real literary and cultural center. In addition, booksellers like Hugendubel regularly offer events ranging from readings to author interviews. These events not only promote exchange between authors and readers, but also invite book lovers to network with like-minded people and be inspired. Information about these events can be found on the Hugendubel website, which is always worth a visit for all literature lovers.

For those who cannot be there, there will be one on December 8thOnline book recommendation eveningtake place, for which the access data can be obtained by email. Anyone interested should contact the secretariat of the Chair of Modern German Literature in advance. This shows that the joy of literature can be experienced both live and digitally.

Take the opportunity to be inspired - be it by quietly browsing the recommended books or singing happily while listening to Christmas magic. Bamberg invites you to take part and enjoy the anticipation of Christmas!

Further information about the respective events can be found under the following links: Wiesentbote, Bamberg.info, and Hugendubel.