SWR2 Magazine is a worth-read including Siri Hustvedt’s new book – SWR2

“Better look for Easter eggs outside!” Because light and nature strengthen our spirit, advises science journalist Bas Cast. We talk to the bestselling author about mental health, strategies for dealing with bad moods, and his new book, Compass for the Soul.

The highlight of Siri Hustvedt’s current volume of essays is her feminist texts. Between family reminiscences and essays on literature, she analyzes with angry amazement what feminism still has to do. We present her book Mothers, Fathers, and Offenders.

And the Kennedys feel the pulse of British society in a novel about the doomsday: “As if we lived in a kind country” that sounds like a thriller.

Also: Matias Politecki’s new novel Everything Will Be Alright, a literary road trip through Ethiopia.

And we’re driving through Norway’s capital, Oslo, with the “Rail Poetry” project.

Bass Cast – Soul Compass
C. Bertelsmann Verlag, 256 pages, 24 €
ISBN 978-3-570-10461-3
Conversation with Basscast

Matias Politecki – Everything will be fine. Deaths that could have been avoided
Hoffmann & Campe Verlag, 400 pages, €25
ISBN 978-3-455-01584-3
Review by Julia Schroeder

“Sporveisdikt” – poetry in Oslo’s trams and subways
Reporting by Ania Hofer

Al Kennedy – As if we lived in a land of mercy
Translated from the English by Ingo Herzky and Susan Hubbell
Hanser Verlag, 464 pages, €28
ISBN 978-3-446-27624-6
Eberhard Falk review

Siri Hustvedt – Moms, Dads and Abusers. Articles
Translated from the English by Oli Ommüller and Grete Osterwald
Rowohlt Verlag, 448 pages, €28
ISBN: 978-3-498-00274-9
Elke Schmitter Review

music:
Gabi Hartmann
Label: Sony Classic