The Future of Literature: Feridun Zaimoglu discusses in Augsburg
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The Future of Literature: An Evening about Language, Books, and Cultural Change
What happens to literature when digital media attract more and more attention and the reading capacity of young people declines? On November 17, 2026, Bayernkolleg Augsburg, in collaboration with the bookstore am Obstmarkt, invites you to a high-profile discussion event about the future of writing, reading, and publishing.
Literature in the Age of New Media
The focus of the evening will be the question of what significance the written word retains in a present shaped by images, short messages, and digital storytelling forms. The event will bring together literary conversation, cultural criticism analysis, and direct exchange with experienced voices from literature, journalism, and publishing.
Feridun Zaimoglu: Language Art and Societal Perspective
Feridun Zaimoglu, a writer whose work has significantly influenced contemporary German literature, will be a guest. Since his debut Kanak Sprak, he has combined social observation, linguistic experimentation, and the perspectives of socially marginalized people. Novels such as Leyla, Liebesbrand, Evangelio, and The History of Woman showcase his distinctive narrative art and his engagement with memory, origin, identity, and cultural belonging.
Zaimoglu has been awarded the Hebbel Prize, the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize, the Prize of Literature Houses, and the Berlin Literature Prize, among others. His literary work spans between novels, essays, theater, journalism, and social discourse.
Publishing, Feuilleton, and Young Reading Worlds
Sarah Käsmayr from the Augsburg Maro-Verlag brings the perspective of independent publishing. Together with Julia Encke, head of the Feuilleton of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, a conversation will emerge that considers literary quality as well as the book market, reading promotion, and the popularity of Young Adult and New Adult.
The evening will be moderated by Julia Pasko from Bayernkolleg. This gives the discussion an educational and societal dimension: literature appears not only as an art form but also as a space for education, self-understanding, and democratic exchange.
A Special Reading Atmosphere in Augsburg
This evening, Bayernkolleg will become a place for a concentrated author encounter. Not an ordinary lecture is expected, but a lively literary experience with different voices, pointed theses, and space for audience questions. The intimate atmosphere of a cultural event creates the opportunity to engage directly with literature creators and mediators about the future of the book.
Conclusion: Literature Lives from Conversation
The event demonstrates that the future of literature does not solely depend on technical developments but on people who read, write, publish, critique, and discuss with each other. Those who want to understand the cultural change and experience literature as contemporary art will find an inspiring evening with high literary quality in Augsburg on November 17, 2026.
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