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Wolf Biermann wurde 1936 in Hamburg geboren und überlebte die NS-Zeit. In der DDR war er als kritischer Liedermacher zwölf Jahre lang verboten, bevor er 1976 aufgrund seiner politischen Stellungnahme ausgebürgt wurde. Diese Ausbürgerung löste Proteste in Ost und West aus und wurde als Wendepunkt gegen die SED-Diktatur gesehen. Nach seiner Ausreise setzte er seine künstlerische und politische Tätigkeit in der Bundesrepublik fort.
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Der Dokumentarfilm "Biermann" wird nach seinem Kinostart am 29. Oktober in deutschen Kinos gezeigt und könnte später auf Streaming-Plattformen verfügbar sein.
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The 78th Frankfurt Book Fair will take place from October 7th to 11th, two days earlier than usual, with the Czech Republic as guest country of honor under the motto “A Country on the Coast”. Prominent guests include Wolf Biermann, Gisèle Pelicot and Colson Whitehead. Due to the closure of Hall 6, the exhibition grounds were rearranged to improve clarity. The book industry is showing declining sales figures and declining readership numbers, while the trade fair features over 1,000 speakers on ten stages and new worlds of experience for fans.

Contemporary Czech literature addresses uncertainty, social change and coming to terms with history. Authors like Petr Hruška and Marek Torčík reflect on life in an unstable world, shaped by industrial heritage and social upheaval.
The Hamburg Elbphilharmonie is introducing an entry fee of five euros for the Plaza from Monday, after there has so far been no rush for the last free tickets. The number of visitors is slightly below the previous year's level. The Senate expects annual income of around 6.4 million euros from ticket sales.
Former Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck reads from his book "Arctic Meltdown: The Remeasurement of the World" at the sold-out Lit.Cologne literature festival in Cologne on Saturday. He addresses the Arctic as a climate crisis hotspot and the geopolitical interests of world powers. He had previously stated on the ARD program “Caren Miosga” that he had no desire to return to politics.
The Hamburger Kunsthalle has acquired a rare drawing by the early romantic painter Philipp Otto Runge from 1801. The work probably shows one of his brothers and serves as a preliminary study for a mural that was never realized.

Two hundred translators launched a campaign on International Translation Day to draw attention to precarious incomes, poverty in old age and the threat of artificial intelligence.