Andrea Sawatzki liest "Biarritz"

Emmi has lived in a retirement home for years. She has long since stopped speaking - and only communicates with her friend Marianne, who is also a resident of the home. Her daughter Hanna, on the other hand, hardly seems to notice Emmi, perhaps she even rejects her, it's hard to say for sure.

Is it a lack of attention from her daughter, or is it the inextricable entanglements of pain and guilt? In an act of mutual redemption, Hanna decides to go on one last big trip with Marianne and her mother.

Andrea Sawatzki, one of Germany's best-known actresses, not only inspires on the screen, but also as an author. With her new novel Biarritz, the SPIEGEL bestselling author presents a moving mother-daughter story that tells of conflicts, reconciliation and the search for closeness - with all the emotions that life writes.

This is an event of the Literaturtage Recklinghausen 2026.