LESUNG | SVEA MAUS | IMAGE | Kalif Storch - Erfurt

In the organizer's words:

"A meme by @sveamaus is like falling into the abyss of petty bourgeoisie, a book by Svea Mausolf is a rollercoaster ride through hell. Brilliant and magical."
Stefanie Sargnagel

Peggy Brinkmann doesn't just have one problem. Her parents recently turned off the money tap for the perpetual student. At the age of 37, you finally have to stand on your own two feet. Peggy has to get a roommate for the expensive rented apartment. She now shares the kitchen and bathroom with Martin, who paints his fingernails but isn't gay. When her long-term girlfriend breaks up with her, Peggy ends up at Image, a dirty corner pub, and in the arms of waitress Veronique. A fast-paced chain of events begins, culminating in the engagement party of Peggy's sister and Christfluencer Jenny.

IMAGE is a dark, bitter satire on a brutalized society in which moral boundaries have long since been crossed. The novel's axis of tension oscillates between black humor, grotesque exaggeration and brutal reality. In the end, the question remains unanswered: Who is actually the real monster here? Svea Mausolf looks at the dark corners of society, illuminating abysses and devoting herself to disgust and all the unsympathetic peculiarities of people in late capitalism that we are all too happy to suppress.

Svea Mausolf is an artist, comedian and author of various comedy formats such as Kroymann. She gained fame through her Instagram account @sveamaus, for which she is celebrated as a meme queen. Her sold-out comedy tour took her to all major cities in Germany and Austria in 2023/24. Mausolf grew up in Märkisch-Oderland, dropped out of art school in Essen and now lives in Cologne.