Buchpremiere: Gabriel Gerling – »Als sie sich noch nicht kannten«

In the organizer's words:

In November 2023, Gabriel Gerling really fired up the audience at the 3rd Litfest homochrom when he read a chapter from "Julien Lemaire", the first part of the trilogy. His reading, which you can watch on YouTube, won the audience award in the novel category.

Now he is presenting his first collection of stories, which was self-published by epubli at the beginning of February. "Als sie sich noch nicht kennenten" comprises 88 pages and is an overture, prelude and teaser. In six short stories, the characters of the previously unpublished novel trilogy "Sex und Sozialkritik" are introduced.

To celebrate the publication of his short story collection, the author will read the chapter about his protagonist Julien Lemaire for the first time. The reading will be followed by a moderated discussion with the audience. The book can be purchased and signed.

Content: Christmas 2017, six people who couldn't be more different: Julien Lemaire works in the silence of his glass palace on the canal; Elli sits abandoned again in Barmbek; Thies will shine at a reception on the Elbchaussee; Harriet celebrates her independence in self-imposed exile in Berlin; and while Henning has long been drunk under his parents' Christmas tree, Siegfried swears to himself for the umpteenth time on the way home: next year everything will be better, for sure!

Price information:

Admission: regular 5 €, reduced 3 €