Kurt Tallert. Spur und Abweg

In the organizer's words:

Reading by Kurt Tallert at the Hans Otte. House of Sound

Of stones that do not forget and people who do not remember

What is it like to grow up as the son of a father persecuted by the Nazis among the grandchildren of perpetrators? In 'Spur und Abweg', Kurt Tallert confronts the story of his family's persecution. What is special about his fate and his perspective on German history is that Kurt Tallert is now 37 years old, and yet his father was persecuted by the Nazis as a young man as a "half-Jew". Harry Tallert was 58 years old when his son was born. And died twelve years later. Kurt Tallert already experienced this as a schoolboy: What was a textbook past for much of his generation was for him the living, tangible history of his father. A father who remained in Germany after the liberation, became a journalist and a member of the Bundestag. And yet he spends a lifetime searching for his place. In 'Spur und Abweg', past meets present, tradition meets repression, experience meets memory, Kurt Tallert tells his father's story - and his own - in an unmistakable tone. An unforgettable debut and a piece of contemporary literature in which the shards of a life are brought together to form a mirror of society.

Kurt Tallert was born in Bad Honnef in 1987 and studied German and Hispanic studies. Under the stage name Retrogott, he has been shaping the German hip-hop scene as a rapper, DJ and producer for more than twenty years and has released numerous albums. Spur und Abweg is his literary debut.

The reading is part of the program accompanying the exhibition Yael Bartana. Utopia Now!

Price information:

14.50 Euro adult 10.50 Euro reduced 10.50 Euro Wheelchair user incl. 1 companion