Moderation: Hilmar Klute (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
The abduction of Jan Philipp Reemtsma from the perspective of his son
"It's magic what this young German did to my songs. He saved my life," Peter Doherty said of musician and producer Johann Scheerer, who has now written a book that gropingly assures himself of his own story, saves it. "May I steal Johann away from you for two minutes? " It's a get-together phrase that flashes heavy light on Johann Scheerer's daily life. He is in puberty when his father Jan Philipp Reemtsma is kidnapped. For 33 days in 1996, how does it feel when your mother wakes you up and tells you that your father has been kidnapped? How does one endure the fear and agonizing worry? How do you fill the days when anything can happen at any time, your home becomes an operations center, and you're not even allowed to go to school or see friends? And what if even Die Ärzte, Green Day and your own electric guitar don't help anymore? Scheerer has written a soul log with "I guess we're the relatives then" (Piper). Super strong. The conversation leads Hilmar Klute (Süddeutsche Zeitung).
Text source and more information about this event: https://literaturhaus-frankfurt.de/programm/termine/johann-scheerer-wir-sind-dann-wohl-die-angehoerigen-2018-05-24/
