Juli Zeh: Sylt is a symbol - Rügen too. Zeh sees the preference for tranquil Sylt as “not a form of escapism or even a rejection of globalization on the part of the upper class” She says that the same people fly to New York to shop “and probably also have a home on the Côte d'Azur or in St.
Moritz’ Sylt stands for “a retro myth,” says Zeh.