Karl-Heinz Ott: The Healing of Luzon - Freiburger Andruck, Moderation: René Zipperlen

Two German couples meet at a resort in the Philippines. Sheer desperation has driven them there: "incurable" was the diagnosis for one of them. They seek salvation from a miracle healer who performs operations without a scalpel in an abandoned zoo. Bock, once a famous theater director, dreams of one last great production. Gela, his wife, has wanted to leave him for a long time. Tom and Rikka are also wondering whether fate is the only thing keeping them together.

In his hot-off-the-press novel "Die Heilung von Luzon" (Hanser, 2025), Karl-Heinz Ott confronts his characters and questions about the last things with a ruthlessness that resonates with a deeply human irony. The multiple award-winning Freiburg author will be in conversation with René Zipperlen (Badische Zeitung).
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Photo: © Peter-Andreas Hassiepen

Co-organizer "Freiburger Andruck": Kulturamt, municipal library, SWR Studio and Stadttheater as well as Badische Zeitung

Date: 21.10.2025, 19:30
Venue: Literaturhaus Freiburg, Bertoldstraße 17
Admission: 9/6 Euro

Reading and discussion
Literaturhaus