feeLit 2025: Tanja Kinkel

From June 29 to July 12, feeLit - International Literature Festival Heidelberg will be hosting its authors at halle02 for the first time. This new festival venue will be all about books and writing. This year, feeLit presents national and international literary stars and brings authors together with their audience.

Tanja Kinkel - In the wind of freedom

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Tanja Kinkel, born in Bamberg in 1969, studied German, theater and communication studies. She has been awarded numerous literary prizes and scholarships, is a member of German PEN, President of the International Feuchtwanger Society in Los Angeles and recipient of the Bavarian Order of Merit. Kinkel is one of the most successful German authors.

1848: Resistance to princely rule and censorship forms in the German Confederation. In the midst of the revolutionary upheavals, two women meet: the penniless Susanne, who has taken on a risky assignment, and Louise Otto, a courageous writer and unwavering democrat. Together they fight for freedom, equality and self-determination.
In this gripping historical novel, Tanja Kinkel tells of a time of upheaval, of personal and political conflicts - and of how women raised their voices despite all the dangers. The revolution of 1848 may have failed, but it changed the country forever. A powerful portrait of two strong women and a tribute to the often overlooked contribution of women to the emergence of democracy - emotional, political and highly topical.