"Literature Club" on SF 1 new with Stefan Zweifel

Stefan Zweifel will be the discussion leader of the new round from September 18, 2012. He is a freelance journalist and has been a member of the "Literaturclub" team of critics since 2007. He has made a name for himself with translations of the Marquis de Sade and Rousseau, holds a doctorate in philosophy and has written for Das Magazin, Du and the NZZ. Since 2009 he has directed the "Reflektorium" discussion series at the Burgtheater Vienna. In 2009, he received the Berlin Prize for Literary Criticism. Stefan Zweifel on his new role: "The Literature Club has always been a wonderful school of reading for me. I'm looking forward to seeing what the new group of critics will open my eyes to. I want to explore the broad landscape of Swiss literature more closely. Because it hasn't been narrow for a long time. And I also want to recognize what is my own from a global distance."

Elke Heidenreich is now a permanent member of the "Literaturclub" team of critics. The writer and literary critic, who is known to a wide audience, became popular with her radio broadcasts, her book publications and the program "Lesen!", which she hosted on ZDF from 2003 to 2008. From 2008, she published her own edition of music books. She has received several awards for her work.

Rüdiger Safranski is also a new addition. The philosopher and writer became known for his books on Schiller, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Heidegger. Together with Peter Sloterdijk, he last hosted the "Philosophical Quartet" on ZDF from 2002 to 2012.

Hildegard Elisabeth Keller, born in 1960 in Sankt Gallen, is Professor of German Literature at the University of Zurich and Indiana University in Bloomington (USA). She has been a member of the jury for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize since 2009. Hildegard Elisabeth Keller is also a freelance author, critic and performer. She will alternate with another critic from Switzerland in the team.

As before, the discussion will be supported by inserts on a case-by-case basis. According to SDA, Esther Schneider, head of the literature editorial team, said that these would now mainly be of a documentary nature. The "Who are you sleeping with?" section will be dropped in future. The "Literature Club" will continue to be recorded publicly and in front of an audience in the Papiersaal Sihlcity in Zurich. However, discussions will no longer take place at the bar but in armchairs, said Schneider. Since the relaunch two years ago, the discussion had taken place at the bar. The new round starts on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, with its first broadcast. The focus of the show will be a lively discussion about relevant new literary publications, non-fiction books and classics that are being reissued.