LESUNG + GESPRÄCH: Svea Mausolf Image (Gutkind, 2025)

In Image, Svea Mausolf dissects the abysses of late capitalism with black humor and sharp satire. Protagonist Peggy Brinkmann, 37, is failing at her studies, relationships and everyday life in a shared flat until she meets Veronique in the Image pub. What follows is a fast-paced chain of events that culminates in the engagement party of Peggy's sister, a Christfluencer. Mausolf, known as meme artist @sveamaus, is an artist, comedian and author, including for comedy formats such as "Kroymann". Image is her literary debut - a dark, bitter satire on a brutalized society in which moral boundaries have long since been crossed - and which, despite its gloominess, is sure to fill the Kampnagel Waldbühne.