Anton und Alma
- Location:
- Literaturhaus Stuttgart, Breitscheidstr. 4, 70174 Stuttgart
SWR On Air
Reading and Discussion
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Anton and Alma
Dana Vowinckel
Moderator: Kristine Harthauer
Anton and Alma tells the story of a love affair in an increasingly polarized world shaken by crises and war: Anton and Alma meet as teenagers and run into each other again years later at a party. Both are from Berlin and attend the same university—Anton comes from a family of academics, while Alma grew up on the outskirts of the city with her mother and her distant stepfather. Anton is Jewish. Alma is not. Yet the two fall in love, move in together, argue, and make up, until Anton leaves for New York. It is only the events of October 7, 2023, and the Gaza War, along with the polarized atmosphere on campus and within his own family, that prompt Anton to return to Alma. But a deep chasm has opened up between them. Dana Vowinckel was born in Berlin in 1996 and studied linguistics and literature in Berlin, Toulouse, and Cambridge. Her debut novel, *Gewässer im Ziplock*, has won numerous awards, been translated, and adapted for the stage. She lives in Berlin.
In collaboration with SWR Kultur; broadcast date: February 12, 2027, 10:00 p.m.
Admission: 14, 12, 7 €