Reading with Sarah Kuratle
"Chimera"
A community of teachers and students on an island fights to preserve biodiversity. In hanging gardens and lively drawings, they try to save life and not drown themselves. Among them is Alice, who pretends to be Alois on the island. One day she leaves the island and wanders through the deserted expanse of the mainland. After years of oppression, she wants to perceive where she begins and ends, what she desires, and whom she can love. Meanwhile, Gregor, the friend and confidant, remains on the island. Harsh experiences take their toll; he carries a trauma that he tries to contain through drawing. A stranger who appears in the gardens slowly gains access to him. While Alice wanders through drained meadows and scarred forests, Gregor's world begins to shake.
Chimera tells with great poetic power of the pressing issues of our time, of the interconnection of all life and death. It touches deep within and resonates for a long time.
Sarah Kuratle
Born in 1989 in Bad Ischl, raised on both sides of the Swiss-Austrian border. She studied German studies and philosophy. Her poetry and prose have received numerous awards. With her debut novel Greta and Jannis. Eight Years or in a Hundred Years (2021), she was on the shortlist for the Text & Language Literature Prize 2022. For her current novel Chimera, she received the creation contribution from Pro Helvetia.
Where: Library, Hotel Sonnenburg
Registration is possible at events@sonnenburg.at or at the Sonnenburg reception.
For Sonnenburg hotel and restaurant guests, participation in the reading is free of charge. If you are only attending the reading, an admission fee of €5.00 per person will be charged. You can pay the amount directly at the Sonnenburg reception before the event.
