150 years of Thomas Mann: "As long as there is a homeland"

Unda Hörner describes a brilliant journey back in time to 1949 with Erika Mann – reading and discussion with the author.

EXPERIENCE | READING

1949: Erika, the eldest daughter of Katia and Thomas Mann, accompanies her parents on their trip to Europe after years of exile in the USA. The double awarding of the Goethe Prize to his father in Germany is imminent when the family in Stockholm receives the shocking news of Klaus Mann's suicide. While Erika begins to sort out the estate of her beloved brother, she remembers – the sheltered childhood in Munich, the roaring twenties in Berlin, joint works and the world trip as Mann-Twins, the commitment against the Nazis in exile.

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Unda Hörner virtuosically interweaves the lives of the Manns and the historical events into an atmospherically dense narrative and unfolds a fascinating contemporary historical panorama up to the fateful year of 1949, in which the division of Germany is sealed for decades.



"In fine portraits, Unda Hörner paints a picture of the interwar period from a female perspective." NZZ story about "1919 – The Year of Women"

Price: Reserved tickets must be picked up at least 15 minutes before the start of the event. In case of non-collection, the tickets will be charged.

Regular:
CHF 17.- Numbered seat
Reduced (members KP / Kulturgesellschaft Klosters / guest card):
CHF 15.- Numbered seat
Reduced (young audience up to 18 years / apprentices / students with ID / Kulturlegi):
CHF 10.- Seat numbered
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CHF 15.- Numbered seat

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