Thilo Krause in Braunschweig: Reading from "Now that you are a hero"
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Thilo Krause reads from "Now that you are a hero"
On November 7, 2026, the aquarium in the Small House of the Staatstheater Braunschweig will become a literary resonance space: As part of the Braunschweig Literature Time, Thilo Krause will read from his new novel "Now that you are a hero". The reading starts at 19:00 and leads into a poetically condensed childhood narrative about memory, origins, and the subtle forms of resistance.
A childhood between the Elbe Sandstone Mountains and everyday life in the GDR
Thilo Krause's novel accompanies the young Toni through the last months of the GDR. At the center is a family whose daily life is marked by silence, deprivation, and unspoken tensions. At the same time, the child’s perception opens spaces of imagination, friendship, and self-assertion. Krause combines historical experience with precise, sensually charged language.
Poetic prose with precise observation
Krause's literary style is trained by his poetry: He focuses on things, gestures, and atmospheric shifts from which larger questions of humanity arise. Small scenes gain narrative depth, while memories do not appear as a completed past but rather impact the present. This combination of linguistic clarity, laconicism, and emotional intensity is part of the author's special literary quality.
An award-winning author of contemporary German literature
Thilo Krause, born in 1977 in Dresden and now living in Zurich, has published several volumes of poetry and the widely acclaimed novel "Elbwärts". For his works, he has received numerous awards including the Swiss Literature Prize, the Clemens Brentano Prize, the Peter Huchel Prize, the Robert Walser Prize, and the Nicolas Born Debut Prize. His texts are regarded as precise, quiet, and simultaneously rich in intellectual breadth.
Reading atmosphere in the aquarium
The aquarium in the Upper Foyer of the Small House creates an intimate atmosphere for the author encounter. Between voice, language, and focused listening, a literary experience emerges that makes Krause's delicate artistry of language immediately perceptible. The event is part of a festival where 16 award-winning authors read from their current books at five locations in Braunschweig.
Conclusion: Literature as an encounter with memory
The reading from "Now that you are a hero" promises an evening for all who appreciate contemporary literature, poetic prose, and historical experience spaces. Anyone who wishes to not only read Thilo Krause's novel but also experience its language in the concentration of a live reading will find the suitable place in the aquarium of the Staatstheater.
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- Website: https://www.thilokrause.ch/
- Publisher: Hanser Verlag
