Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, Theme of Ruth Kluger and Philosopher of Cycling – SWR2

The Ingeborg Bachmann Prize will take place again this week in Klagenfurt, Austria. Lake Wörthersee’s literary “reading contest” is prestigious and often causes a stir. Hear how it went.

As tensions simmer over the anti-Semitism scandal in Document Fifteen, we remember writer and Holocaust survivor Ruth Kluger. Her powerful autobiography, More Life, was published 30 years ago.

Also a mysterious look at the new book “Vita Contemplativa” by contemporary philosopher and critic Byung-Chul Han.

Guillaume Martin is also a philosopher and full-time professional cyclist and will be participating in the Tour de France in a few days. Among the races, he jotted down some noteworthy insights into the relationship between the individual and the group: “The Peloton Society.”

In contrast, Jörg-Uwe Albig deals with the fear of strongmen of the new morals of their era in his book of essays “Moralophobia”. From Niccol Machiavelli to Al Capone to Donald Trump, the biggest bullies in history want to make us believe that morality and politics don’t belong together. The author recommends daring to be more ethical.

Ingeborg Bachmann Prize 2022
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