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"Die Hände zum Himmel" - Eine Kindheit am Niederrhein

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Reading & discussion

The literary critic Hubert Winkels embarks on a journey back to his childhood - to a Catholic village on the Lower Rhine. The title of the book, borrowed from the song "Und dann die Hände zum Himmel / komm lasst uns fröhlich sein (...)" sets the tone: a mixture of retrospection, reflection and a spirit of optimism.

Publisher Helge Malchow and journalist Johannes Schröer talk to Hubert Winkels about his book and the intersection of cultural and religious history: about relics and rituals, pop and protest.

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