BEBILDERTER VORTRAG: "Der Reisende - Georg Forster und die Entdeckung der Menschlichkeit"

Come join us for Andrea Wulf’s book reading on October 13, 2026, at your Hugendubel bookstore in Berlin Steglitz!

The new book by the SPIEGEL bestselling author is about Georg Forster, who ventured into the farthest reaches of the known world and challenged 18th-century ways of thinking with his radical ideas on humanity, equality, and freedom. Told in a captivating style and drawing on Forster’s extensive correspondence, this book offers a glimpse into an extraordinary, passionate life.

About the book:
Naturalist, Explorer, Revolutionary: Bestselling author Andrea Wulf’s new book on the extraordinary life and fascinating journeys of Georg Forster
Georg Forster ventured into the remotest regions of the known world and challenged 18th-century ways of thinking with his radical ideas on humanity, equality, and freedom. Andrea Wulf paints a portrait of a brilliant, intrepid young man who, at the age of seventeen, joined Cook’s second voyage around the world—a journey spanning the icy Antarctic and the lush island worlds of the South Pacific. There, he explored nature, people, and cultures, and returned with a deep belief in the equality of all people—a belief that was far ahead of its time.
Celebrated upon his return in England, France, Germany, and Poland, Forster used his fame to advocate for freedom and equality and to oppose imperialism, racism, and slavery. Eventually, he was drawn into the maelstrom of the French Revolution and became a leader of the short-lived Republic of Mainz.
Told in a captivating style and based on Forster’s extensive correspondence, this book offers a glimpse into an extraordinary, passionate life.

About the Author:
Andrea Wulf, born in India and raised in Germany, lives in London. As an author, she has been honored with numerous international awards, most notably for her international bestseller *Alexander von Humboldt and the Invention of Nature* (2016), which has been translated into 27 languages and won the Bavarian Book Prize in 2016. *Fabulous Rebels* (2022) also became an international bestseller. Her other works published in German include *Measuring the Sky: The Greatest Scientific Adventure of the 18th Century* (2012/2017) and the graphic novel *The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt: A Journey of Discovery* (2019). Andrea Wulf writes for publications including The New York Times, The Atlantic, and the Financial Times. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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