Evening reading with Ralf Günther
The Saxon author presents his new novel, set in 1988, a story about growing up, first love and feelings that transcend borders. A literary evening full of zeitgeist, closeness and quiet intensity.
Rathaus Burgstädt09217 Burgstädt
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27.03.26 19:00 - 21:00 clock
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Solo reading with Olli Schumann: When I grow up.
Comedy meets literature: a self-deprecating stage program full of wit and charm. "Wenn ich groß bin" (When I grow up) tells pointedly of childhood, adulthood, big dreams, small body sizes and the loving escalations of everyday life.
Stadthalle Limbach-Oberfrohna09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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09.04.26 19:00 - 20:30 clock
STEFAN SCHWARZ - TO THE CORE
An evening full of humor, honesty and depth of life: In "Bis ins Mark", Schwarz tells of his cancer diagnosis - touching, self-ironic and with a lot of heart. Not a story of suffering, but a courageous, cheerful search for clarity, meaning and closeness.
Reading and talk with Petra Weise
Petra Weise reads from her biography "Half a Life". She talks about her life in the GDR, a failed escape attempt and her imprisonment in Hoheneck. A personal story about courage, family and political repression.
Reading and talk with Helmut Ortner
Helmut Ortner presents his book "Gnadenlos Deutsch". The focus is on dealing with the Nazi past, questions of remembrance culture and a plea against trivialization and for a conscious confrontation with history.
Reading and talk with Iris Wolff
Author Iris Wolff reads from her novel about a Banat family. The story spans an arc from the interwar period to communist Romania and the GDR to today's southern Germany - a poetic novel about loss and new beginnings.
The poet, writer, essayist and translator Yuri Andrukhovych
Yuri Andrukhovych, an important Ukrainian writer and winner of the International Stefan Heym Prize 2026, has left his mark on literature with experimental, satirical works and remains true to complexity and grotesqueness in his novels.
Hartmannfabrik09111 Chemnitz
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19.04.26 15:00 - 17:00 clock
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Toxibaby - Reading
The writer Dana von Suffrin reads from her work about an intense relationship between longing, realization and failure. With wit and narrative acuity, she paints a picture of modern relationship worlds. Moderation: Rebecca Maria Salentin.
Stefan-Heym-Forum09111 Chemnitz
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21.04.2619:00 clock
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Dana von Suffrin reads from her new novel Toxibaby
With sharp wit, Dana von Suffrin tells the story of a love that wants everything and fails. The close relationship between the little heart and the toxibaby turns into a struggle for dependence, self-assertion and unfulfilled expectations - a portrait of a generation.
Stadtbibliothek im Tietz09111 Chemnitz
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21.04.26 17:00 - 19:00 clock
Eintritt: 10 €
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Reading: The situation
Mesut Bayraktar reads from his short story collection "Die Lage" and tells the stories of people who rarely appear in literature. Moderated by Marten Henning.
On quiet soles... Stories to listen to
Reading mentors read the latest children's books, classics, bestsellers from their own childhood or even texts they have written themselves.
Stadtbibliothek im Tietz09111 Chemnitz
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28.03.2611:00 clock
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Berta, the egg is hard!
Loriot shaped German humor with his unforgettable sketches and dialogues that humorously illuminate the absurdities of everyday life, making generations laugh while masterfully capturing the dynamics between men and women.
Opernhaus Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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29.03.2618:00 clock
Reading time - together you read less alone
In the reading club, reading together becomes an experience; under the guidance of Regine Klinger, participants discover exciting books for adults and enjoy the stories in convivial company, far away from reading alone in their own four walls.
Stadtbibliothek im Tietz09111 Chemnitz
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30.03.2614:30 clock
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Reading aloud makes heroes!
Reading time for pre-school children.
Stadtbibliothek Limbach Gert Hofmann09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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04.04.2610:00 clock
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Reading hour with Stefan Heym - Open reading
An event on the life and work of the writer Stefan Heym. The focus is on his biography, his connection to Chemnitz and his literary work between exile, politics and social commitment.
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Stefan-Heym-Forum09111 Chemnitz
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16.04.2619:00 clock
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We have no other time than this - verse and prose by Mascha Kaléko
The reading is dedicated to the Jewish poet Mascha Kaléko, who was part of the literary avant-garde in 1920s Berlin. Her cheerful and melancholy verses will be heard in an interplay of lecture and reading - with Prof. Dr. Gunnar Och.
smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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20.05.26 16:15 - 17:45 clock
Ines Hommann reads short stories from around the world
Ines Hommann inspires with short stories from all over the world which, despite their brevity, develop an impressive literary depth and are perfectly suited to the short attention span of today's fast-paced world.
Stadthalle Limbach-Oberfrohna09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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28.05.26 19:00 - 21:00 clock
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Reading: Company with limited hope
The incredible story of a lived utopia in the middle of the GDR: the "Krüppelkommune" of Hartroda. Awarded the Matthias Vernaldi Prize for Self-Determined Living 2025. Reading with Karsten Krampitz. Moderated by Marten Henning.