To what extent does science fiction offer the opportunity to reflect on the present? And to what extent the past? The new issue of the German-Chinese science fiction magazine "Kapsel" presents the short story "Zhurong on Mars" by Regina Kanyu Wang, in which an AI goes in search of meaning on the Red Planet. Emma Braslavsky, on the other hand, searches for the abducted Sahra Wagenknecht in her book "Erdling" - and finds her on Mars. Why do we need fantastic stories today? What freedoms and restrictions does the genre offer? And why is Mars a place of human longing? The planetarium provides the right backdrop with images from its repertoire.
Current science fiction from Germany and China
27.2.2025, 19:00
Location: S-Planetarium Augsburg
With: Emma Braslavsky (author) / Felix Meyer zu Venne (sinologist and co-editor of Kapsel) / reading: Natalie Hünig / moderation: Tim Holland (literary mediator) / concept: Sarah Käsmayr (MaroVerlag).
Photos: Jan-Pieter Fuhr
Photos: Jan-Pieter Fuhr
An event in cooperation with Kapsel-Magazin and MaroVerlag. With the kind support of the S-Planetarium.
The literature program is realized with the kind support of the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Art.
The literature program is realized with the kind support of the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Art.
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