Pompeii

Reading with Eugen Ruge

Buchcover: Pompeji von Eugen Ruge

On June 20, Eugen Ruge, author of the bestsellers "In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts" and "Metropol", will read from his novel "Pompeij" as part of the open-air readings in Schönhausen Castle Gardens. When dead birds are found on a mountain above the city of Pompeii, immigrant Jowna, alias Josephus, alias Josse, has an intuition: if there really is a volcano rumbling, as some people claim, you should get out. Without an education, money or influence, he manages to become the leader of a dropout movement. Gradually, the dropout Josse becomes a climber. His companions, with their weakness for toadstool brew and philosophy, become a burden to him and his own ideas begin to bother him. But how do you jettison your convictions without alienating your followers? How do you make a U-turn without turning around? Eugen Ruge's 'Pompeii' is an invention based on historical truth and at the same time astonishing in its contemporaneity: the story of a fatal delusion in the run-up to a catastrophe. A dazzling parable about seductiveness, betrayal and delusion. A brilliantly told journey through time into a distant past in which we reflect and recognize ourselves.

The "Open Air Readings" series is organized in cooperation with Buchlokal Pankow.Translated with DeepL

Meeting point: Castle garden

Price: €15.00

Reduced price: €12.00

Booking: Registration from 4 weeks before the date: 030.40 39 49 26 25 or