Literature in the fog

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Literatur im Nebel is a two-day literature festival that was held for the first time in 2006 and took place annually in the second half of October in the town of Heidenreichstein in the northwestern Waldviertel until 2016 . In 2018 it was held on April 13th and 14th.

Foundation, venue

Event center Margithalle in Heidenreichstein

A world-famous author, a rural multi-purpose hall, local celebrity authors and actors and a diverse audience of people interested in literature from a radius of 200 kilometers. That should be the festival's recipe for success.

The festival was initiated by Rudolf Scholten (former Austrian Minister for Education and the Arts), Johannes Pichler (Mayor of Heidenreichstein) and Robert Schindel (Austrian writer).

The aim was to create a high-quality festival in the Waldviertel, a good two hours from the federal capital Vienna , that does not flirt with usefulness such as tourism , but rather an event that deals with literature outside of the usual season .

The meeting in the Margithalle in Heidenreichstein offers space for around 600 visitors per event day and takes place in a familiar atmosphere.

Authors

Since its inception, the main character of the festival has been one who has already created her main work, is at the zenith of creativity. The dramaturge Bettina Hering finds the idea captivating that you focus on one poet at a time.

List of authors who were the focus of the festival and who were personally present:

Literature in the Fog 2006

Salman Rushdie in Warsaw , October 3, 2006

In the founding year, the British writer Salman Rushdie was the focus of the festival, which took place on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 October 2006 and was moderated by Andrea Schurian .

The individual program items were designed by the following personalities:

Literature in the Fog 2007

Amos Oz in 2005

In the second year of its existence, the Israeli writer Amos Oz was the focus of the festival, which took place on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 October 2007 and was moderated by Andrea Schurian .

The individual program items were designed by the following personalities:

Literature in the Fog 2008

Jorge Semprún, 2009

In the third year of its existence, the Spanish writer Jorge Semprún was the focus of the festival, which took place on Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th, 2008 and was moderated by Andrea Schurian .

The individual program items were designed by the following personalities:

Literature in the Fog 2009

Margaret Atwood

In the fourth year of its existence, the Canadian writer Margaret Atwood was the focus of the festival, which took place on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October 2009 and was moderated by Andrea Schurian .

The individual program items were designed by the following personalities:

Literature in the Fog 2010

Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Warsaw, May 20, 2006

In the fifth year of its existence, the German poet, writer, essayist, editor, translator and editor Hans Magnus Enzensberger was the focus of Literatur im Nebel. The event took place from October 22 to 23, 2010.

The individual program items were designed by the following personalities:

Literature in the Fog 2011

Nuruddin Farah, 2010

In the sixth year of its existence, the Somali writer Nuruddin Farah was the focus. The event took place from October 21-22, 2011.

The individual program items were designed by the following personalities:

Literature in the Fog 2012

Lyudmila Ulitzkaya, 2009

In the seventh year of its existence, the Russian writer Lyudmila Ulitzkaja was the focus of Literature in the Fog. The event took place from October 19-20, 2012.

The individual program items were designed by the following personalities:

  • A happy funeral:
Stalin's death Caroline Peters
Lecture by Nina L. Khrushcheva
A happy funeral for Alina Levshin and Markus Hinterhäuser
Ljudmila Ulitzkayja in conversation with Susanne Scholl (journalist)
Unconditional love
A long, long life Sabine Gruber , Adina Vetter and Harald Windisch
Sonetschka Elisabeth Orth
  • Daniel Stein / Yours faithfully, your Schurik
Daniel Stein Olga Grjasnowa and Maria Hofstätter
Lecture by Ganna-Maria Braungardt
Yours sincerely, Milena Michiko Flasar , Brigitta Furgler , Magdalena Kronschläger and Ivan Shvedoff
  • The green tent
Lyudmila Ulitzkaja in conversation with Olga Grjasnowa
The green tent Ljudmila Ulitzkaya and Peter Matić

Literature in the Fog 2013

Louis Begley, 2003

In its eighth year of existence, the Polish-born writer Louis Begley was the focus of Literature in the Fog. The event took place on October 18 and 19, 2013.

Friday October 18, 2013
Saturday 19th October 2013

Andrea Schurian was the moderator .

Literature in the Fog 2014

Ian McEwan, Paris 2011

In the ninth year of its existence, Ian McEwan could be won over for the event.

Saturday September 27, 2014
Sunday 28th September 2014

Literature in the Fog 2015

Christoph Hein at a reading in Chemnitz in April 2012

In the tenth year of its existence, Christoph Hein was won over for the event.

Friday October 16, 2015
Saturday 17th October 2015
  • theatre
    • The slumbering Venus (from: From the very beginning) with Radek Knapp
    • Hamlet (from: I saw Stalin as a child) with Juergen Maurer
    • A question of power (from: Execution of a calf) with Valerie Fritsch
    • Jannings & Tilla with Thomas Thieme and Dominic Oley
    • Publishers, publishers, censorship (from: I saw Stalin as a child) with Jakob Hein
    • In Acht und Bann with Valerie Fritsch, Radek Knapp, Juergen Maurer, Thomas Thieme, Florian Teichtmeister, Dominic Oley, Jakob Hein
    • Jannings & Tilla with Erni Mangold
    • Christoph Hein and Bettina Hering in conversation
  • A garden in his early childhood
    • In his early childhood a garden with Juergen Maurer
    • Mrs. Paula Trousseau with Ursula Strauss
    • Corrections with Christoph Hein, Erni Mangold and Ursula Strauss

Literature in the Fog 2017

Svetlana Alexievich 2013.

After ten events that took place annually in autumn, literature in the fog was moved to spring. After the 2016 event did not take place in order to prepare for the rescheduling, the Nobel Prize for Literature, Swetlana Alexijewitsch, was the focus of the eleventh edition from March 17 to 18, 2017 .

Friday 17th March 2017
Saturday 18th March 2017
  • Film preview:
    • Voices from Chernobyl (LUX / AUT, 2015, 86 Min. OmdU, director: Pol Cruchten ), based on: “Chernobyl. A Chronicle of the Future " by Swetlana Alexijewitsch, 1997 (German 2001)

Literature in the Fog 2018

Herta Müller (2016)

The 2018 Nobel Prize Laureate Herta Müller is the guest of honor at the 12th edition of the literature festival .

Friday April 13, 2018
Saturday April 14, 2018

Literature in the Fog 2019

JM Coetzee (2006)

The guest of honor at the 13th edition of Literatur im Nebel is 2019 Nobel Prize Laureate JM Coetzee .

Friday 22nd March 2019
Saturday 23rd March 2019

Literature in the Fog 2020

The 14th edition of Literatur im Nebel was originally scheduled to take place on March 27 and 28, 2020, when Liao Yiwu was the guest of honor . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the event was canceled.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Library of the Diocese of Linz: Literatur im Nebel Library homepage ( Memento from August 3, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on February 25, 2010.
  2. ↑ Die Presse Online from October 14, 2009: A festival of world literature without disturbing airs. Online edition requested on February 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ Literatur im Nebel 2018: Herta Müller is the guest of honor . Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ orf.at: Nobel laureate comes to Heidenreichstein . Article dated December 9, 2018, accessed December 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Susanne Zobel: A hornbeam for Nobel Prize winner Coetzee in the Waldviertel. Courier of March 25, 2019, accessed May 2, 2019.