Literaturhaus Hamburg 2026 - Yael Inokai und Johanna Sebauer

Yael Inokai und Johanna Sebauer read from their new novels »Die Auster« and »Popóm« at Literaturhaus Hamburg, Schwanenwik 38, 22087 Hamburg, on Wednesday 04.11.2026 at 19:30. In »Die Auster« (Hanser Berlin), the cleaner Leonora Bloch is drawn into a criminal case: her employer Dr. Bronstedt, head of a luxury department store, lies murdered in his villa, and Leonora is the first at the scene. In »Popóm« (DuMont), Hendrik Popom only wants to make a quick purchase at the kiosk, and then encounters himself.

Yael Inokai's »Ein simpler Eingriff« received the Anna-Seghers-Preis in 2022 and the Clemens-Brentano-Preis in 2023, and with »Die Auster« she is nominated for the Schweizer Buchpreis. Johanna Sebauer, who lived in Hamburg for many years, received the 3sat-Preis and the Publikumspreis at the Bachmann-Wettbewerb 2024 for »Das Gurkerl«; »Popóm« is her second novel.