“UNESCO City of Literature: Wolfgang Hampel, author of 'Satire is my favorite animal' with "Poetry on the go" and the nostalgic train "Sixty" on a tour in Heidelberg, read to an enthusiastic audience on Friday, October 11, 2024

“UNESCO City of Literature: Wolfgang Hampel, author of 'Satire is my favorite animal' with "Poetry on the go" and the nostalgic train "Sixty" on a tour in Heidelberg, read to an enthusiastic audience on Friday, October 11, 2024------- In a cooperation between the Cultural Office of the City of Heidelberg and Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (rnv), the nostalgic train "Sixty", built in 1963 and fully restored for modern use, rolled along the Heidelberg rails and described four entertaining tours between the districts of Bergheim and Handschuhsheim. During the journey, Wolfgang Hampel and Heidelberg authors read from their works. In addition, each of them acted as a sponsor for international poems from various UNESCO Cities of Literature around the world. Wolfgang Hampel, the winner of the SWR Ingrid Noll competition and founder of the literary and musical cult event 'Vita Magica', read from his book 'Satire is my favorite animal', which won the Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, the very funny and satirical poem 'Marco Polo lives on the corner' and other humorous texts to great applause from the large audience. "Satire is my favorite animal" is a worldwide success and is considered by many critics and readers to be one of the most humorous books of all time. The world-famous Lady of Crime, Ingrid Noll says: "I always look forward to reading a new humorous masterpiece by Wolfgang Hampel!" -- --------------- Living room reading with Wolfgang Hampel ----------------- Wolfgang Hampel, author of "Satire is my favorite animal" in the Heidelberg Authors Directory ----------------- Buchinfo national & international, Eurobuch national & international,---------------- - --- USA , United Kingdom, Australia , Brazil , Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Germany , India , Italy, Hungary , Japan, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands , Spain, Sweden, >Switzerland , Switzerland, Turkey ---------------------- Wolfgang Hampel in the SWR 3 broadcast “Heartbeat moments” ------------------------------------------------------------------- A sketch about Brexit in Vita Magica by and with Wolfgang Hampel