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Author reading from the literary scene of southern Hesse on August 19th at the Rosengarten Gallery
"Literary Scene South Hesse" series, the Literature Initiative of the Darmstadt KulturStärken eV to an author reading with Frank Schuster on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 7 p.m. The event will take place in the gallery of the Rosengarten restaurant , Frankfurter Straße 79. Admission is free; donations are welcome.
Frank Schuster presents his new novel "Büchner Sixty-Nine," published in 2025 by Frankfurt-based mainbook Verlag. The work is based on true events and sheds light on a largely forgotten chapter of Darmstadt's contemporary history.
Protests, educators, and parallels to today
The focus is on the “Lüdde case” : the dismissal of a Frankfurt APO teacher from the Georg Büchner School in Darmstadt in 1969. Schuster’s novel addresses the social upheavals of that time – when students in Darmstadt emulated the young revolutionary Georg Büchner, protested against outdated educational structures and demanded a confrontation with the Nazi legacy.
The plot blends real events with fictional characters , based on interviews with contemporary witnesses and extensive archival research. Frank Schuster succeeds in vividly bringing the atmosphere of a turbulent era to life and parallels to today's youth protests .
About the author
Frank Schuster, born in 1969, lives in Darmstadt and works as an editor at the "Darmstädter Echo" newspaper. He is a member of the South Hessian literary group Poseidon and studied German, English, musicology, and art history in Frankfurt, Marburg, and Oxford. His most recent publications with mainbook Verlag include the climate thriller "Odenwald" (2023) and the dystopian novel "Sternenfutter" (2018). Further information can be found on his website at www.frankschuster.blog .
(RED/Marcel Mandel)
