When does the reading start?

The event starts on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 19:30.

How much do the tickets cost?

Regular tickets cost €15, there are solidarity tickets for €20, and a limited allocation of free tickets.

Are there discounted or free tickets?

Yes, a small contingent of free tickets is available. Inquiries as per event info via email to the organizer.

Where does the reading take place?

The exact venue in Augsburg will be announced later. Please check the event page shortly before the date.

Is there moderation or a discussion?

Yes, the reading will be moderated and supplemented by a discussion with the author.

How long does the event last?

An exact duration has not been published. Typically, it lasts about 60 to 90 minutes including discussion.

Nefeli Kavouras in Augsburg

Name: Nefeli Kavouras reads 'Yellow, also a beautiful thought' in Augsburg
Start: 2026-05-11T21:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-11T21:30:00+02:00
Location: Wird noch bekanntgegeben

An evening full of language, intimacy, and quiet revolts: Nefeli Kavouras in Augsburg

On Monday, May 11, 2026, author Nefeli Kavouras brings her debut 'Yellow, also a beautiful thought' to Augsburg. In a moderated reading, she opens a window into an exceptional situation between caregiving, mother-daughter dynamics, and an event that turns everything upside down. An evening for anyone who wants to physically feel literature: live atmosphere, concentrated silence, vibrant audience mood.

Word and Reality: When Literature Breathes

Kavouras' prose works with precise orchestration of images and rhythms. Her sentences play with contrasts – tender and direct, poetic and angry. In the reading, this sound aesthetic unfolds audibly: pauses become breaks, punchlines set lights. The stage performance brings the characters Ruth, Lea, and Georg into tactile closeness. The acoustics of a concentrated reading situation make every nuance of the voice audible, every turn tangible.

Context and Skill: A Voice of the Present

Nefeli Kavouras, born in 1996, works in the literary scene as a curator and moderator and reads in 2025 at the 49th Days of German-Language Literature in Klagenfurt. For her novel manuscript, she received the Hamburg Literature Prize 2023. The debut will be published in 2026 by Kiepenheuer & Witsch – a strong label statement and a seal of quality in terms of authority. Press reviews highlight the emotional precision; colleagues praise the poetic directness.

Material with Pull: Closeness, Care, Transformation

The story negotiates caregiving and pubescent emancipation without pathos, with clever synchronization of perspectives. A seemingly quiet theme becomes a dramatic tension arc. Unexpected turns open a view of dying as a process of transformation – narratively finely adjusted, in clean directing of the narrative voices.

Conversation on Equal Footing

The moderation guides through the backgrounds of creation, research, and text architecture. How is tone created? What cuts shape tempo? What decisions in editing sharpen the final form? The audience gains professional insights into working methods, dramaturgy, and revision – a concert experience of words, supported by concentrated sound and light in the space.

Conclusion: An intense literature evening that touches and resonates long after. Those who want to experience contemporary literature live should secure tickets now.