{"id":69618,"date":"2025-07-28T18:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dai-heidelberg.de\/de\/?post_type=dai_event&#038;p=69618"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:53:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:53:03","slug":"christine-westermann","status":"publish","type":"dai_event","link":"https:\/\/dai-heidelberg.de\/de\/veranstaltungen\/christine-westermann-69618\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine Westermann"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wenn Christine Westermann \u00fcber das Leben schreibt und spricht, ist es stets ein kluges, entwaffnend ehrliches, unnachahmlich ernstes wie humorvolles, \u2013 kurz: ein zauberhaftes Bekenntnis zum Leben in all seinen sch\u00f6nen und schmerzlichen Facetten. Drei ihrer wunderbaren Lebensb\u00fccher bringt sie zur Festivaler\u00f6ffnung mit und gibt dar\u00fcber hinaus als eine der bekanntesten Literaturkritikerinnen Deutschlands noch besondere Buchempfehlungen.<\/p>\n<p>B\u00fccher sind aus Christine Westermanns Leben nicht wegzudenken, obwohl ihr Weg zu ihnen h\u00fcrdenreich war. In <em>Die Familie der anderen. Mein Leben in B\u00fcchern<\/em> erz\u00e4hlt sie mit gro\u00dfer Verve, wie sie zu den B\u00fcchern (und Thomas Mann) fand \u2013 und begibt sich dabei auf eine fesselnde Zeitreise in ihre eigene Familiengeschichte. Was sie zu B\u00fcchern hinzieht, schreibt sie: \u201eLesen, wie es auch gehen kann mit dem Leben\u201c. Wer Christine Westermanns B\u00fccher liest, findet \u00fcberall bereichernde, inspirierende und immer wieder vers\u00f6hnliche Wege, auch mit den unausweichlichen H\u00fcrden des Lebens wie das Altern oder Abschiednehmen umzugehen. <em>Da geht noch was. Mit 65 in die Kurve<\/em> ist ihr ganz pers\u00f6nlicher, bestechend ehrlicher Blick auf das \u00c4lterwerden, ein Buch, das \u2013 wie sie schreibt \u2013 kein Ratgeber sein soll, doch aber f\u00fcr etliche Leser:innen Mutgeber ist und wochenlang auf der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerliste stand. Kann man Abschiednehmen lernen? Wie befreiend kann es sein, eine Stadt, einen Wohnort, einen Lebensabschnitt hinter sich zu lassen, um neu zu beginnen? Wie verkraftet man den Tod eines Freundes, der viel zu fr\u00fch stirbt? In <em>Manchmal ist es federleicht. Von kleinen und gro\u00dfen Abschieden<\/em> gelingt Christine Westermann ein offener, zugewandter Blick auf die gro\u00dfen und kleinen Verluste, die freiwilligen und unvermeidlichen Abschiede, die besonders schwer wiegen. Drei wunderbare B\u00fccher, die uns das Leben lesen lassen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christine Westermann<\/strong> ist Radio- und Fernsehjournalistin, Moderatorin und Bestsellerautorin. 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