Literaturhaus Hamburg 2026 - Gesprächsbedarf – Elternschaft

Christian Dittloff and Marlen Hobrack appear at Literaturhaus Hamburg on Tuesday 24.11.2026 at 19:00 for the event Gesprächsbedarf – Elternschaft, held at Schwanenwik 38, 22087 Hamburg. The evening is titled GESPRÄCHSBEDARF – ELTERNSCHAFT: ZWISCHEN STOLZ UND ÜBERFORDERUNG and asks what it means to be a parent and what social significance parenthood has today. Marlen Hobrack defends motherhood in her non-fiction book »Stolz und Zweifel« (HarperCollins) and asks why it is sometimes so difficult to speak openly about parenthood as a life achievement.

Christian Dittloff tells in his coming-of-age novel »Das Leichteste der Welt« (Piper) of Ivo, who is thrown into a kind of father role at a very young age; the question is not only responsibility but above all what ideas of family we have. Marlen Hobrack, born 1986 in Bautzen, is a literary and cultural critic, columnist and author who writes for magazines including »taz« and »Der Freitag«, preferring the themes of class and classism, feminism and motherhood. Christian Dittloff, born 1983 in Hamburg, studied German and English studies in Hamburg as well as literary writing in Hildesheim; he is a writer and teaches creative writing.

Friederike Gräff moderates. The series »Gesprächsbedarf« is funded by the ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS.