Naturkunden-Lesung mit Kenah Cusanit: „Senatore Cappelli“

In the organizer's words:

The economy, the world and well-being explained in a grain of wheat: in Senatore Cappelli, winner of the German Prize for Nature Writing 2024, Kenah Cusanit takes us on an amusing and enlightening journey into the heart of the present.

The publication of a federal institute that classifies spelt as possibly unsuitable for people with allergies; an examination of the villi in the human intestine, which can erode like the climate-stressed Alps and thus cause the same intolerances; and finally the history of the choice of names for modern wheat varieties, which are far from being able to keep up with the melodious names of old Italian varieties that still grow in symbiosis with their environment today. Kenah Cusanit uses these ingredients to compose an essay that aims poetic associations at the heart of debates about food, hunger and climate protection.

Kenah Cusanit, born in 1979, lives in Berlin. The ancient orientalist and ethnologist has received several awards for her essays and poems. Her debut novel Babel was nominated for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize.

In the "Naturkunden" series edited by Judith Schalansky, authors write knowledgeably and passionately about animals and plants, mushrooms and celestial bodies.

We are presenting selected books from the series and have the ideal venue and cooperation partner for this in the Natural History Museum in the west wing of Benrath Palace.

The events will be moderated by Michael Serrer (Literaturbüro NRW).