Reading and Discussion on November 3, 2026, at the Stralsund City Library The Stralsund City Library invites you to a reading with Austrian author Johanna Sebauer. On November 3, 2026, she will present her new novel, “Popóm,” which was published in July 2026 by DuMont Buchverlag. Stefanie Jarantowski will moderate the event.
Here’s what the book is about:
Hendrik Popom had imagined his late twenties would be different: his job at the agency is just plodding along, and his relationship is in crisis. Then suddenly a man appears who seems astonishingly familiar to Hendrik: Popóm. He’s almost twice as old—and yet Hendrik knows: This man is me. At times the two interact like brothers, at others like rivals, and then again like mirror images who can’t stand each other.
With intelligence, humor, and deep emotion, Johanna Sebauer tells of the longing for closeness in an age of isolation and the search for a life that is truly one’s own.
About the author:
Johanna Sebauer, born in Vienna in 1988 and raised in a small village in Burgenland near the Hungarian border, “proves that literature can be entertaining and funny, yet still meaningful” (jury of the Bachmann Competition). Her debut novel *Nincshof* was awarded the Debut Prize at the Harbour Front Literature Festival, and her short story *Das Gurkerl* won the 3sat Prize and the Audience Award at the Days of German-Language Literature in Klagenfurt. Johanna Sebauer lives in Burgenland as a freelance writer.
The reading begins at 6 p.m. Admission is 6 euros. Tickets are available in advance during business hours at the Stralsund City Library. Reservations can only be made by email at stadtbibliothek@stralsund.de. Reserved tickets must be picked up by October 26, 2026.
