Rendezvous with Poets

In 2013, an era comes to an end in Munich. Michael Krüger, the long-time publisher of Hanser Verlag, retires from his active role in the day-to-day business operations of the publishing house. He didn’t just manage the publishing house and edit the magazine Akzente. He remains active as a poet and write, as a literary critic, editor and translator. He is omnipresent and essential in Germany’s cultural life.

On the occasion of his 80th birthday, the passionate reader, writer, and publisher presents a retrospective of his rich life. He talks about his childhood in Saxony-Anhalt, his youth in Berlin, his work in Munich, the literary travels, and about the wealth of his encounters and experiences with German and international poets, most of whom he called friends. The enthusiasm of his effortlessly entertaining and brilliantly inspiring descriptions captures the reader from the first sentence to the last.