BEBILDERTER VORTRAG: "Der Reisende - Georg Forster und die Entdeckung der Menschlichkeit"
Come by for a reading by Andrea Wulf on 13.10.2026 at your Hugendubel bookstore in Berlin Steglitz!
In the new book by the SPIEGEL bestselling author, Georg Forster, who ventured into the furthest regions of the known world and questioned the mindsets of the 18th century with his radical ideas on humanity, equality, and freedom, is featured. Compellingly told and supported by Forster's extensive correspondence, this book offers a glimpse into an extraordinary, passionate life.
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Naturalist, explorer, revolutionary: the new book by bestselling author Andrea Wulf about the extraordinary life and fascinating journeys of Georg Forster.
Georg Forster ventured into the furthest regions of the known world and questioned the mindsets of the 18th century with his radical ideas on humanity, equality, and freedom. Andrea Wulf paints the portrait of a brilliant, fearless young man who participated in Cook's second circumnavigation of the globe at the age of seventeen - a journey between the icy Antarctic and the lush island worlds of the South Pacific. There, he explored nature, people, and cultures, bringing back a deep belief in the equality of humankind that was far ahead of its time.
After his return, celebrated in England, France, Germany, and Poland, Forster used his fame to advocate for freedom and equality and to stand against imperialism, racism, and slavery. Ultimately, he was drawn into the maelstrom of the French Revolution and became a leader of the short-lived Mainz Republic.
Compellingly told and supported by Forster's extensive correspondence, this book offers a glimpse into an extraordinary, passionate life.
Info about the author:
Andrea Wulf, born in India and raised in Germany, lives in London. As an author, she has received a variety of international awards, especially for her worldwide bestseller "Alexander von Humboldt and the Invention of Nature" (2016), which has been translated into 27 languages and won the Bavarian Book Prize in 2016. "Fabulous Rebels" (2022) also became an international bestseller. In German, her works include "The Measurement of Heaven: The Greatest Scientific Adventure of the 18th Century" (2012/2017) and the graphic novel "The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt: A Journey of Discovery" (2019). Andrea Wulf also writes for the New York Times, The Atlantic, and the Financial Times. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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