‘Blue Sofa’ a Big Hit at its Premiere in Luxembourg

(f.l.t.r.): ZDF presenters Susanne Biedenkopf and Michael Sahr, authors Daniel Wisser, Samuel Hamen and Jenny Erpenbeck and RTL literary critic Jérôme Jaminet.

(f.l.t.r.) BnL Director Claude Conter, the presenters Susanne Biedenkopf and Michael Sahr, authors Daniel Wisser, Samuel Hamen and Jenny Erpenbeck, RTL literary critic Jérôme Jaminet, and Bertelsmann Head of Communications Karin Schlautmann.

Daniel Wisser (l.) preparing for his stage appearance

Claude Conter, director of the Bibliothèque nationale du Luxembourg (BnL), welcomed the audience to the premiere Blue Sofa event in the Grand Duchy

Speaking on behalf of Bertelsmann, Head of Corporate Communications Karin Schlautmann emphasized the long and trusting partnership between the company and Luxembourg.

The auditorium of the BnL was packed. Also in the audience: German Ambassador to Luxembourg Ullrich Wilhelm Klöckner and Angela Beatrix Klöckner, next to Bertelsmann’s Head of Communications Karin Schlautmann.

Samuel Haber spoke on the Blue Sofa with host Susanne Biedenkopf about the fascination of jellyfish - and delighted the audience.

On the Blue Sofa, Samuel Haber talked to host Susanne Biedenkopf about his fascination with jellyfish - and really knew how to please his audience

Daniel Wisser spoke with host Michael Sahr about his latest book, “The Invented Woman.”

Daniel Wisser spoke with host Michael Sahr on the Blue Sofa about his latest book, “The Invented Woman.”

Jenny Erpenbeck read on stage from her latest novel “Kairos”

Jenny Erpenbeck had a lively exchange with RTL literary critic Jérôme Jaminet about her latest novel “Kairos”.

After the talks on the Blue Sofa, the guests, among them the German ambassador and his wife, crowded around book tables and the authors, who were happy to sign books.