Michael Ruetz: 1968: The Uncomfortable Time

1968 ? for some the year awakens memories, for others it is history. Images like those created by Michael Ruetz (born 1940) play a crucial role in our collective memory, mediating between contemporary witnesses and later generations.... more more

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"I need the Klagenfurt money"

Monday 26 June, 2006

The Ingeborg Bachmann Competition has just ended in Klagenfurt. One of the participants was writer Clemens Meyer, whose debut novel "Als wir träumten" was highly acclaimed at the Leipzig Book Fair in March. He spoke with Gerrit Bartels just before the competition about Klagenfurt, his writing and tattoos.
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