How hate is more powerful than love: A radical re-imaging of a revolutionary emotion. An international bestseller across Europe.

Who is allowed to hate? Hatred, this grating, corrosive feeling, is omnipresent, roaring from the streets or whispered in bourgeois homes. It thrives in parliamentary speeches, conspiracy theorists' fantasies and children's bedrooms - and certainly not in secret, even if many would like to see it restricted there.

German bestselling author Seyda Kurt frees hatred from its banishment and sets out on the trail of its potential for resistance. She is particularly interested in people as subjects of hatred in a capitalist, racist and patriarchal world. Who are these haters and what power relations do they base them selves on? Who is allowed to hate? Which feelings paralyse, and which ones guide us to a fairer, more caring society?

Ruthlessly, humorously and going beyond any self-righteous indignation, Seyda Kurt explores the possibility of a serviceable hatred that connects with people who feel a deep sense of discontent and helps us to find a collective way forward.

"Absolutely worth reading for me, because the book definitely inspires reflection and rethinking." - SR2 Kulturradio

"Hate is a revolutionary book in the best sense of the word." - Berliner Zeitung,

"Kurt writes unsparingly, without moralizing, which makes you curious." - SWR2

"Refreshingly clear, often unsparing." - Galore

"I have rarely held a book like this in my hand." - Deutschlandfunk Kultur Lesart

"After her second book, Kurt is likely to be remembered as one of the most interesting young authors in this country." - Süddeutsche Zeitung

"An invitation worth reading to think productively about politics and feelings." - 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."" - WDR 5 Bücher

"Seyda Kurt provides clever food for thought." - arte Twist

"Kurt precisely analyzes the power relations that allow hatred to grow." - RF Ö1 Kontext

"Clever and revolutionary." - 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