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Literature in plain language with Vea Kaiser and Hauke Hückstädt
How can literature be made accessible to everyone?
Literary language does not have to be complicated or eloquent to be effective. Hauke Hückstädt, Director of the Literaturhaus Frankfurt, invited renowned authors to write stories in Plain Language for ‘LiES. Das Buch’ (Piper 2020), Hauke Hückstädt, Director of the Literaturhaus Frankfurt, has invited renowned authors to write stories in plain language. Following the huge success of the first volume, volume 3 is due to be published this autumn, featuring, amongst others, a story by the Viennese author Vea Kaiser. Philip Sippel, curator of the ‘unlesbar’ exhibition at the Strauhof, talks to Vea Kaiser and Hauke Hückstädt about the challenges of writing in plain language, about reading and the magic of restraint.
Presented by: Philip Sippel
In collaboration with the Strauhof Literature Museum, which is hosting the exhibition ‘unlesbar’ until 3 January 2027.
Text in plain language:
Literature should be accessible to everyone.
Language doesn’t have to be difficult.
It can be simple and still make an impact.
Plain language in books
Hauke Hückstädt runs the Literatur-Haus Frankfurt.
He has invited a number of authors.
They write stories in plain language.
These stories are in the book *LiES. Das Buch*.
The book was published in 2020.
The first book was very successful.
The third book is due to be published this autumn.
It features a story by Vea Kaiser.
Vea Kaiser is an author from Vienna.
A conversation about plain language
Philip Sippel is the curator of the exhibition ‘unlesbar’.
He is talking to Vea Kaiser and Hauke Hückstädt.
They are discussing writing in plain language.
They are also talking about reading in plain language.
They talk about the magic of restriction.
The exhibition ‘unlesbar’ is at the Strauhof Literature Museum.
It runs until 3 January 2027.
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Thursday, November 26, 2026
19:30
Vea Kaiser
Literaturhaus Zürich
Limmatquai 62
8001 Zürich
+41 (0)44 254 50 08
info@literaturhaus.ch
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