Bachmann in Dialogue – Ilaria Gaspari and Annabelle Hirsch

On the occasion of the exhibition Ingeborg Bachmann “Ich existiere nur, wenn ich schreibe”, at the Museum Casa di Goethe until 31 August.

Ingeborg Bachmann, Berlin, mid-1960s © Familienarchiv Bachmann Heinz Bachmann

Two committed voices of Italian and German literature present texts by Ingeborg Bachmann: Ilaria Gaspari (*1986) and Annabelle Hirsch (*1986) read from letters, reportages and excerpts from works that have influenced their own literary work.
The dialogue will focus on the question of what relevance Bachmann’s work still has today – particularly with regard to topics such as feminism, identity and language. How do Bachmann’s texts influence contemporary literature? What impulses does she give today’s female authors?
In an open exchange, Gaspari and Hirsch shed light on the complexity of Bachmann’s work and open up new perspectives on her writing – an evening between literary homage and critical reflection.

The event will take place in Italian and German language.

Ilaria Gaspari studied philosophy at the Scuola Normale in Pisa and at the Sorbonne in Paris. Among her books, translated into several languages: Lezioni di felicità. Esercizi filosofici per il buon uso della vita (Einaudi 2019), Vita segreta delle emozioni (Einaudi 2021), A Berlino con Ingeborg Bachmann (Perrone 2022), La reputazione (Guanda 2024). She has produced podcasts dedicated to Marcel Proust (Chez Proust, Emons 2022) and to Ingeborg Bachmann (Bachmann, Emons 2023).

Annabelle Hirsch is of German and French origin and studied History of Art, Theatre and Philosophy in Paris and Munich. She works as a journalist for Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, ZeitOnline and other magazines and has published short stories and literary translations from French. In addition to Il piatto (Corbaccio), she has published Una storia delle donne in 100 oggetti. She lives in Rome and Berlin.

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