Reading as part of the 1st international literature festival graal-müritz
Meike Rötzer takes us into the dizzying world of the Magic Mountain. What begins as a three-week visit to a Swiss sanatorium turns into a seven-year journey for Hans Castorp into the abysses of the European soul. In her narrative performance, Meike Rötzer brings Thomas Mann's novel of the century to life in a fascinating way. With subtle humor and clever choices, Rötzer creates the Berghof as a microcosm of a society reeling from the war - such as the heated debates between humanist Settembrini and cynic Naphta, the unfulfilled passion for the enigmatic Madame Chauchat, the mysterious sessions with Dr. Krokowski. She manages to bring this cosmos to life in a captivating condensation.
