Luxury of freedom

The Festival of German-Language Literature

From 4th to 8th of July the 42nd Festival of German-Language Literature takes place at the ORF- theater in Klagenfurt. The festival has been hosted in the birthplace of writer Ingeborg Bachmann since 1977. At the festival, authors will read their texts and compete for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize and other additional prizes.

The Ingeborg Bachmann Prize was launched by the city and awarded for the first time in 1977, commemorating Ingeborg Bachmann. It is considered one of the most important literary awards for the contemporary German language literature. The festival turns Klagenfurt into a hotspot of the literary scene every July making it clear that literature in Klagenfurt has a past as well as a future.

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Source: visitklagenfurt.at
Photo credit: ORF-Johannes Puch

 

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