Juli Zeh and Michel Houellebecq Predicted Farmers' Revolt; Their Sympathies Differ

In Germany, farmers are currently protesting. Two novels published in recent years have depicted the existential struggle of farmers, who are often ridiculed or despised by politicians and urbanites. Juli Zeh and Michel Houellebecq, both authors, had anticipated this uprising in their works. Their sympathies, however, are clearly divided. The article, published in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, discusses how these literary portrayals resonate with the ongoing protests, highlighting the cultural and political divide between rural and urban perspectives.