‘The Blue Sofa Gütersloh’: Bestselling Author Hanns-Josef Ortheil Reads From ‘Die Mittelmeerreise’ (The Mediterranean Journey)

Hanns-Josef Ortheil presents his new autobiographical work "Die Mittelmeerreise" (The Mediterranean Journey)

Sandra Causemann of the "Theater in Gütersloh" Society welcomes the guests

Hanns-Josef Ortheil became famous with titles like "Die Erfindung des Lebens", "Faustinas Küsse" and "Die Berlinreise"

Barbara Wahlster and Hanns-Josef Ortheil

Hanns-Josef Ortheil in conversation with presenter Barbara Wahlster, long-time literary editor at Deutschlandfunk Kultur

Hanns-Josef Ortheil talks about his most recent memoir "Die Mittelmeerreise" ("The Mediterranean Journey"), which describes an odyssey into adult life

Ortheil signs his book "Die Mittelmeerreise" for the guests at the reading

Hanns-Josef Ortheil has won numerous awards for his literary work

Hanns-Josef Ortheil on the Blue Sofa; This was the fourth time Bertelsmann hosted "Das Blaue Sofa Gütersloh"