„Ohne Heftromane gäbe es mich nicht“: Interview mit Wolfgang Hohlbein

von Andreas Balzer am 19. September 2025 18:19 Uhr Kultur -  Lesezeit 7 min

 

Lippstadt – Wolfgang Hohlbein ist einer der erfolgreichsten deutschen Phantastik-Autoren. Als Gast des Lippstädter Wortfestivals bringt er eine völlig neue Farbe in das in früheren Jahren immer äußerst bildungsbürgerlich ausgerichtete Programm.

Am Samstag, 27. September, liest der 1953 in Weimar geborene und seit vielen Jahren in Neuss lebende Schriftsteller im...

 

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