Hate

Absolutely worth reading for me, because the book definitely inspires reflection and rethinking. -- Sophie Eickholt * SR2 Kulturradio * Hate is a revolutionary book in the best sense of the word. -- Marlene Halser * Berliner Zeitung, * Kurt writes unsparingly, without moralizing, which makes you curious. -- Stephanie Metzger * SWR2 * Refreshingly clear, often unsparing. -- Sylvie-Sophie Schindler * Galore * I have rarely held a book like this in my hand. -- Christian Rabhansl * Deutschlandfunk Kultur Lesart * After her second book, Kurt is likely to be remembered as one of the most interesting young authors in this country. -- Aurelie von Blazekovic * Süddeutsche Zeitung * An invitation worth reading to think productively about politics and feelings. -- Julia Schramm * Der Freitag * In the end, Kurt not only asks interesting new questions, but it also helps us all air our relationship to hate a little bit as well."" -- Rebecca Link * WDR 5 Bücher * Seyda Kurt provides clever food for thought. * arte Twist * Kurt precisely analyzes the power relations that allow hatred to grow. -- Maicke Mackerodt * RF Ö1 Kontext * Clever and revolutionary. -- Kristina Remmert * WR2 lesenswert * In this international bestseller, Kurt argues for the productive side of this much-maligned emotion, and the way it can be used to fuel action, resistance, and perhaps even a new kind of care. Which is good, because these days I find I might need some help directing all these Bad Bad feelings. * Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025 * Against liberal pieties that demand fangless passivity and perfect victimhood, Seyda Kurt's Hate is a welcome tonic. A generous and poetic invitation to marshall ""strategic hate"" for liberatory purposes. I'm delighted to see Kurt's work translated for anglophone readers, so we may all hate better together. -- Natasha Lennard, author of <i>Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life</i>