Heiko Postma: Weihnachten mit den Buddenbrooks

In the organizer's words:

In Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann takes his time in describing the big Christmas party, for which all the family members and a few trusted friends traditionally gather at the house of the old consul Buddenbrook, and there is a certain shadow over the festive joy. In the end, however, this does not prevent the assembled family from enjoying "a sustainable meal with a clear conscience". And Hanno Buddenbrook, who is allowed to celebrate (and dine) with the adults for the first time on this Christmas Eve, is too excited to feel too much of the slightly subdued mood, if only because of the "Bescheerung".

Heiko Postma will read out the Christmas chapter - on the occasion of the Thomas Mann Year 2025 - and tell us a few things about the novel Buddenbrooks, first published in 1901. The decline of a family.

Heiko Postma has published biographies, reviews and radio features, as well as lectures and translations. He lives as a freelance author, translator and publicist in Hanover.

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