Reading evenings in Delmenhorst: Tucholsky brings midnight back!

Reading evenings in Delmenhorst: Tucholsky brings midnight back!

Delmenhorst, Deutschland - Johannes Mitternacht, an actor from Delmenhorst, is dedicated to Kurt Tucholsky's work on two special reading evenings. The events entitled "Golden Heart & Iron Snows" take place on May 9 and 16 from 8 p.m. in the Jünemann bookstore. Midnight organized a Tucholsky evening ten years ago that met with great interest.

The bookseller Sabine Jünemann plans the events due to the high demand and the upcoming anniversaries of Tucholsky, the 135th birthday and the 90th anniversary of death in 2025. In addition, the thematic connection to the 80 years since the end of the Second World War, since Tucholsky wrote about the takeover of the Nazis and the war in 1929. Midnight moves parallels between Tucholsky's time and today, in which political unrest, inflation and uncertainty.

biographical elements and topics of the evenings

Tucholsky wrote many texts, including political essays and columns, often among pseudonyms. During the reading evenings, a midnight will bring in biographical elements and let Tucholsky "make calls" metaphorically. Central topics include Tucholsky's difficult life, his relationship with women and his humor. The admission price is 15 euros, the tickets are already available in advance, both in the Jünemann bookstore and by phone or email.

Kurt Tucholsky was also known for his critical attitude towards militarism and the rejection of violence. During the First World War, Tucholsky had to work as a soldier, which he deeply loathed. He tried to get sick through increased cigarette consumption in order to be excluded from military service. Despite his transportation to the company, he refused to use his weapon.

Tucholsky's dislike of the war also expressed in his writings, which often caused him difficulties. In 1919 he published the poem "War of War", in which he denounced military leadership and campaigned for a peaceful future. The war and its injustices remained central issues in Tucholsky's work, such as in his poem "The Third Reich" from 1930, which taps into the origin of the Third Reich. After the war, Tucholsky was baptized in Romania and returned to Germany as a pacifist. The term "pacificus" describes its peace -loving basic attitude and its rejection of violence.

For more information about Kurt Tucholsky and his work, visit the pages of Weser-Kurier and Studyflix.