Lesung Barbi Marković: "Stehlen, Schimpfen, Spielen"

Reading Barbi Marković "Stealing, Cursing, Playing," moderated by Nadja Riahi. Barbi Marković has made stealing her program as a cultural audacity. In her book, she tells how it came about and why her originality was never disputed, despite open piracy. Almost never. But it's also about the power and pull of a good, rhythmically tuned tirade of curses. It's about power relations. About rules one imposes on oneself. About being objective and angry, but not at anyone in particular. Creating distance so the story can come closer. So that the texts ultimately know more than the person who wrote them and tell about more than just a personal fate. – How does that work? "Stealing, Cursing, Playing" provides answers. Nadj