Wolfgang M. Schmitt im Gespräch mit Mithu Sanyal über »Sturmhöhe« von Emily Brontë

Love, revenge, death, and sensuality: “Wuthering Heights” is the only novel by British author Emily Brontë. Published in 1847 under a pseudonym, the work made literary history and has been adapted for the screen time and again—most recently, Emerald Fennell’s adaptation caused a sensation. Amid the BookTok trends surrounding #YoungAdult and #DarkRomance, the novel is experiencing an astonishing renaissance among young readers. “Wuthering Heights” is about three families, emotional dependencies, unbridled love, unchecked lust, and the depths of human depravity. Emily Brontë takes romanticism to the extreme. Author Mithu Sanyal (“Identitti,” “Antichristie”) and Wolfgang M. Schmitt discuss Brontë’s masterpiece and its connections to the present day: Which gender roles still shape the (dis)order of love? And can romantic love even be saved at all?