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  • Date

    12 - 15. يونيو 2025

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«With Hesse against the current» The four-day event is aimed at readers of Hermann Hesse as well as all culture lovers who would like to get to know Hesse.

In recent years, the Sils Hesse Days have developed into a highly regarded forum that enables dialogue between interested readers, well-known authors, representatives of literary studies, actresses and musicians. Thursday, June 12th 4.45 p.m. Welcome aperitif 5.30 p.m. Opening lecture Elke Heidenreich: "Your evening path should be clear and cheerful". With Hermann Hesse against the fear of old age. Musical accompaniment by Marc-Aurel Floros. Friday, June 13th 9.15 a.m. Andrea Bartl: Valorizing the excluded. Disabled people in Hermann Hesse's prose. Discussion to follow. 11 a.m. Alexander Honold: Swimming. Hesse's narrated connections with the fluid element. Discussion to follow. 9 p.m. Evening event: "Hermann Hesse and politics". Staged reading with Graziella Rossi and Helmut Vogel. Musical accompaniment: Christian Kempa (piano). Saturday, June 14th 9:15 a.m. Karl-Josef Kuschel: "The louder the music, the more at risk the country is." Hesse's cultural criticism using music as an example. Discussion to follow. 11:00 a.m. Peter Huber: Pushed to the margins by the mainstream: Camenzind - Giebenrath - Knulp. Discussion to follow. 5:00 p.m. Young Hermann Hesse researchers present their work: Alicia Fuchs: "[N]ot man nor woman." Androgynous character representations in Hermann Hesse's "Steppenwolf" and "Demian." Discussion to follow. Sunday, June 15th 9:15 a.m. Volker Michels: Defying reality. Poetry as resistance in Hermann Hesse. 11:00 a.m. Farewell aperitif

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Sils/Segl Maria Tourist Information
Sils/Segl Maria Tourist Information
Via da Marias 38
7514 Sils/Segl Maria
081 838 50 50
Location 7514 Sils / Segl Maria
Switzerland
Event Homepage https://www.engadin.ch/sils
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Event dates

  • 13 يونيو, 2025
  • 14 يونيو, 2025
  • 15 يونيو, 2025

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12 - 15. يونيو 2025

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