Name: Ulrike Draesner: Schwitters in Landshut
Start: 2026-09-16T21:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-16T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Kursraum CBW - Christliches Bildungswerk

An evening about art, exile, and the great power of language

At Literature at the end of the day, Ulrike Draesner's novel Schwitters is the focus. The reading group in Landshut meets on 16.09.2026 at 19:30 in the course room of the Christian Educational Institute and dedicates itself to a work that regards art as a form of survival and transforms historical experience into literary tension. Participation costs 5 euros. ([cbw-landshut.de](https://www.cbw-landshut.de/veranstaltungen/saemtliche-veranstaltungen?cHash=f6badde8d763daf12acbf6f194c009d2&tx_kebprogram_eventlist%5Baction%5D=list&tx_kebprogram_eventlist%5Banchor%5D=e-105-53833-131&tx_kebprogram_eventlist%5Bcontroller%5D=Event&tx_kebprogram_eventlist%5Bsaved%5D%5Btotal%5D=163&utm_source=openai))

Why this novel is central to the evening

Schwitters tells the story of Kurt Schwitters in exile, of flight, language loss, and the persistent presence of art. Ulrike Draesner combines historical accuracy with poetic density and shows how literature transforms biographical and political ruptures into linguistic form. The novel was awarded the Bavarian Book Prize in 2020. ([draesner.de](https://www.draesner.de/schwitters/?lang=de&utm_source=openai))

Reading, discussion, and literary encounter

Under the leadership of Sandra Steer, this is not just a mere book presentation, but an author encounter in the broader sense: a conversation about style, narrative attitude, character speech, and the question of how contemporary literature works with historical material. Those who have read the novel will find ample material for exchange, analysis, and renewed reading enjoyment. ([landshut.de](https://landshut.de/veranstaltungen/literatur-zum-feierabend-long-island))

Place with a calm, focused atmosphere

The course room CBW - Christian Educational Institute is located at Neustadt 534 in 84028 Landshut. The house is clearly oriented towards encounter, conversation, and focused learning as an educational and event venue. For traveling to the city center, parking garages in the urban area are recommended; additionally, the city of Landshut refers to timetables for city buses and accessibility information. ([landshut.de](https://landshut.de/node/470))

Conclusion

For those who value literature as an intellectual and sensual experience, this evening offers substance: a precisely set reading group, a powerful book, and a topic of lasting cultural strength. Schwitters invites you to experience art as resistance, language as a form of remembering, and reading as collective thinking. Being there live is worthwhile. ([draesner.de](https://www.draesner.de/schwitters/?lang=de&utm_source=openai))

Readers' voices

The social channels of Ulrike Draesner show her work and her events, but verifiable reader comments were not available in the researched sources. Therefore, this section is deliberately left without invented quotes. ([draesner.de](https://www.draesner.de/kontakt/?lang=de))