Lesung mit Katja Eichinger

In the organizer's words:

On May 7, Katja Eichinger will be coming to the Buchbox in Kastanienallee to read from her new book "Das große Blau" and talk about the Côte d'Azur as a place of longing. The evening will be hosted by journalist and Editorial Director of ZEIT magazine Christoph Amend.

Ultramarine blue sea, white beach promenades, palm trees, mimosas and a unique light: the Côte d'Azur. Nowhere else is the density of stories and the artists who have immortalized them higher. Nietzsche was here, Coco Chanel, Marlene Dietrich, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, James Baldwin and the Rolling Stones. A place where extremes and excess, the yachts and buildings of the super-rich, the glitterati and Easyjet tourists come together in front of the unimpressively enchanting natural surroundings. On her walks through Cannes, Nice, Monaco and Saint-Tropez, Katja Eichinger tells personal anecdotes about the history of the French Riviera and reveals its essence. The book for anyone who dreams of the sea and wants to be brilliantly entertained.

Katja Eich inger studied at the British Film Institute and worked as a journalist in London, including for "Vogue", "Dazed & Confused" and the "Financial Times". Following her bestseller "BE", the biography of her late husband Bernd Eichinger, Blumenbar published the essay collection "Mode und andere Neurosen" in 2020, which also became a bestseller. In addition to her work as an author, Katja Eichinger produces music. She lives in Munich and Berlin.