A new book by one of Germany’s greatest contemporary authors, DANIEL KEHLMANN, is always a big deal. LICHTSPIEL [LIGHT SHOW] tells the story of perhaps the greatest director of his time. When the Nazis seize power, G.W. Pabst is filming in France. He flees to Hollywood to escape the horrors of the new Germany. But under the dazzling California sun, the world-famous director suddenly seems less significant. Not even Greta Garbo, whom he made immortal, can help him. Back in his homeland of Austria, he believes he can avoid being recruited by the Nazis … Host: KNUT ELSTERMANN

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Lichtspiel

Daniel Kehlmann
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