Wednesday, April 14, 7 pm Clemens J. Setz reads from "The Bees and the Invisible"
Followed by a discussion with Bernhard Tuider (Planned Language Collection and Esperanto Museum, Austrian National Library).
Moderation: Florian Baranyi.
Pure meaning, pure poetry - this idea seems to drive and incite people throughout the centuries. It is the driving force behind the invention of languages such as Esperanto, Volapük and Blissymbolics. Clemens J. Setz explores the anecdotes behind these planned languages in The Bees and the Invisible, true to the motto: "Tell the best story you know, as true as possible." It is always the peculiar intermingling of deep existential crisis and language invention that Setz tracks down and that captivates him - and so this book is also the personal story of the language artist Clemens J. Setz.