Exhibition opening “Marcel Reich-Ranicki. One Life, Many Roles.“
On 2 June, the German Exile Archive 1933-1945 opened its new temporary exhibition “Marcel Reich-Ranicki. One Life, Many Roles.“. It explores Marcel Reich-Ranicki’s complex character and shows him in the various roles he adopted or was forced into throughout his life. The seven chapters show him as a contemporary witness, a man in search of a homeland, a critic, a literature educator, a friend, an adversary, a media star - and as someone who described his relationship with Judaism as ambivalent. The temporary exhibition is curated by Uwe Wittstock, author of the book “Marcel Reich-Ranicki. Die Biografie” and Sylvia Asmus, Head of the German Exile Archive, and will be on display at the German National Library in Frankfurt until 14 January 2023. It explores Marcel Reich-Ranicki’s complex character and shows him in the various roles he adopted or was forced into throughout his life. The temporary exhibition will be on display at the German National Library in Frankfurt until 14 January 2023. After greetings by Carla Ranicki and Ida Thompson – Marcel Reich-Ranicki’s granddaughter and daughter-in-law – curators Sylvia Asmus and Uwe Wittstock gave a guided tour of the exhibition. To accompany the event, actor Jochen Nix read passages from Reich-Ranicki’s texts and discussions. The writer Eva Demski and FAZ editor Jürgen Kaube then talked about their memories of the prominent critic who was their friend. Hagit Halaf (violin) and Christoph Langheim (viola) provided the musical accompaniment to the opening event.