Worte und Töne II

Hanna Bervoet’s novel We Had to Remove this Post is a narrative about the dark abysses of the Internet. Kayleigh, the novel’s protagonist, works as a content moderator for a media platform. She must review at least 500 posts per day with a maximum of seven minutes’ break. The stopwatch is running while she goes to the WC.

In her novel Undiscovered Gabriela Wiener comes across archive records about her great-great grandfather Charles Wiener. In the 19th century, he pillaged pre-Columbian burial artefacts and transported them from the Andes to Europe. Following the legacy of her family she becomes a chronicler of colonial plunder and tries to understand herself better.

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Hanna Bervoets
b. 1984. She is one of the most acclaimed Dutch authors of her generation. Her novels and plays have won numerous awards. In 2017, she received the Frans Kellendonk Prize for her collected works. She writes about media, pop culture and (queer) representation. Published in German translation: We Had to Remove this Post (Dieser Beitrag wurde entfernt), Hanser Berlin 2022. Recently published: “Teach Me Everything You Know” (Wir kümmern uns um Sie), Hanser 2025.

Gabriela Wiener
b. 1975. Author and journalist. Originally from Peru, she now lives in Madrid. She wrote a memoir about pregnancy and a collection of essays about contemporary sex culture. She was awarded the Peruvian National Journalism Prize for an investigative report about violence against women. Her autobiographical novel Undiscovered was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024. Published in German translation: Unentdeckt, Kanon 2025.

Michou Friesz is an Austrian actress who has played numerous roles in series and films as well as appearing in Austrian and German theatres.

ARK
Mona Matbou Riahi, Miriam Adefris and Lukas Kranzelbinder join forces for the first time as the trio ARK. Between structured improvisations, poetic textures and multilayered sound, their music emerges as unclassifiable yet deeply moving. A rare musical dialogue in which three distinct voices of contemporary jazz resonate together in a rich and new sonic terrain.