BEBILDERTER LECTURE: "The Traveler - Georg Forster and the Discovery of Humanity"

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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 bestseller author, it is about Georg Forster, who ventured into the most remote regions of the known world and challenged the thinking of the 18th century with his radical ideas on humanity, equality, and freedom. Engagingly told and based on Forster's extensive correspondence, this book offers a view of an extraordinary, passionate life. Info about the book:
Naturalist, explorer, revolutionary: the new book by bestseller author Andrea Wulf about the extraordinary life and fascinating journeys of Georg Forster
Georg Forster ventured into the most remote regions of the known world and questioned the ideas of the 18th century with his radical ideas on humanity, equality, and freedom. Andrea Wulf portrays a brilliant, fearless young man who at seventeen participated in Cook's second circumnavigation of the world - a journey between the icy Antarctica and the lush island worlds of the South Pacific. There he explored nature, people, and cultures and brought back a deep belief in the equality of people, which was far ahead of his time.
After his return celebrated in England, France, Germany, and Poland, Forster used his fame to advocate for freedom and equality and to oppose imperialism, racism, and slavery. Eventually, he was drawn into the whirlpool of the French Revolution and became a leader of the short-lived Mainz Republic.
Engagingly told and based on Forster's extensive correspondence, this book offers a view of 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 been awarded numerous international prizes, especially for her worldwide bestseller "Alexander von Humboldt and the Invention of Nature" (2016), which has been translated into 27 languages and received the Bavarian Book Prize in 2016. "Fabelhafte Rebellen" (2022) also became an international bestseller. In German, she has also published "Die Vermessung des Himmels. Vom größten Wissenschaftsabenteuer des 18. Jahrhunderts" (2012/2017) and the graphic novel "Die Abenteuer des Alexander von Humboldt. Eine Entdeckungsreise" (2019). Andrea Wulf writes, among others, for the New York Times, The Atlantic, and the Financial Times. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Get your ticket now!

Highlights

• Reading by Andrea Wulf on 13.10.2026
• Topic: Georg Forster and his ideas on humanity
• Venue: Hugendubel Bookstore Berlin Steglitz

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The reading by Andrea Wulf takes place on October 13, 2026, at the Hugendubel bookstore in Berlin Steglitz. She will present her new book about Georg Forster, who challenged the thinking of the 18th century with his radical ideas and advocated for humanity, equality, and freedom.

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Schloßstraße 109/110a, 12163 Berlin, Germany

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