Join us for an engaging evening exploring the complex relationship between Susan Sontag and Germany. Michael Krüger, her long-time German publisher, will provide insights into Sontag as a European intellectual and 'book devourer'. Her admiration for German-speaking authors like Elias Canetti, Walter Benjamin, and W.G. Sebald, as well as her profound connection to Thomas Mann's 'The Magic Mountain', will be discussed. This event features readings from her essays, diaries, and letters by Cathrin Störmer of the Residenztheater, highlighting Sontag's extraordinary sensitivity to new ideas and her dynamic influence on literature.