Reading & Discussion

»The Passage«

featuring Justin Cronin, Author, Houston (TX) and Heio von Stetten, Actor.
Moderation: Margarete von Schwarzkopf, NDR

Since the success of the "Twilight" films, the vampire genre is more popular than ever before. It is fitting then that American author Justin Cronin's second book, „The Passage“ is the first part of a vampire trilogy. In the US, the book has received high praise: acclaimed by critics and readers alike, it went straight to the bestseller list with directors like Ridley Scott waiting in line to buy the film rights.

Justin Cronin studied at Harvard and is a graduate of the Iowa Writers‘ Workshop. He has been a Professor of English at Rice University in Houston, Texas, since 2005.
His debut novel, "Mary and O’Neill“ was awarded numerous prizes including the PEN/Hemingway Award.

Heio von Stetten, an actor with more than 70 films and television productions to his credit, accompanied Justin Cronin and read the German translation of „The Passage“. A discussion followed the reading lead by Journalist Margarete von Schwarzkopf. The NDR editor oversees a weekly radio book program and is a member of various literature juries.


In cooperation with the Random House Publishing House.