Johanna Sebauer reads in Fürth from Popóm: Park reading in the City Park
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Literature in the open air: Johanna Sebauer brings Popóm to Fürth's City Park
When the summer evening bathes Fürth's City Park in soft light, the atmosphere for readings is created in which literature is not only heard but also physically experienced. On July 26, 2026, Johanna Sebauer will read from her novel Popóm and lead the audience into a narrative world that works with the doppelgänger motif, subtle tension, and fine humor.
An evening that connects language and park landscape
The park reading starts at 8:00 PM; the meeting point is at 7:45 PM at the fountain in the park at the Engelhardtstraße entrance. The open framework gives the literary experience a particular closeness: no stage as distance, but a shared space for voice, attention, and resonance. Those familiar with Sebauer's tone know of her precision in detail and her art of transforming the ordinary into narrative tension.
Popóm and the art of the doppelgänger
With Popóm, Johanna Sebauer connects to that literary tradition in which the familiar suddenly tilts. The protagonist Hendrik Popom encounters a significantly older man by chance and immediately feels a mysterious connection. From this constellation, a novel emerges that explores identity, memory, and uncertainty with stylistic calm. Those who appreciate contemporary literature with psychological depth will find an evening full of linguistic artistry and intellectual friction here.
Johanna Sebauer in the context of Austrian contemporary literature
Johanna Sebauer was born in 1988 in Vienna, grew up in Burgenland, studied political science in Vienna and journalism in Aarhus, Santiago de Chile, and Hamburg. Her debut novel Nincshof was published in 2023 by DuMont and was awarded the debut prize of the Harbour Front Literary Festival; it was also shortlisted for the Hamburg Book of the Year. In 2024, she received the 3sat Prize and the Audience Award at the Bachmann Competition for Das Gurkerl. These awards underscore her literary authority far beyond the evening in Fürth.
Fürth's City Park as a poetic backdrop
Fürth's City Park is regarded as a green oasis and regularly becomes a stage for cultural events in summer. The open-air atmosphere, the old tree population, and the path through the park create a framework that makes readings appear particularly intense. For the event at Engelhardtstraße, please bring a seating option; in case of rain, the Resurrection Church is available as an alternative location. Admission is free, which keeps the threshold low and opens the evening to a broad audience.
Conclusion
This park reading promises a summer evening where literature, nature, and intellectual curiosity intertwine. Johanna Sebauer does not simply read from a novel; she opens a space for perception, conversation, and quiet wonder at good prose. Anyone wanting to experience strong contemporary literature live should not miss this event in Fürth's City Park.
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- Publisher: https://www.dumont-buchverlag.de/autor/johanna-sebauer/
