Eva Lohmann reads from *Etwas Leichtes*: A sensitive novel about breakups, newfound freedom, dating, and the question of what we’re really looking for in relationships.
What does a happy relationship feel like? Why do we keep falling back into familiar patterns? And how can something new begin after a breakup? In *Etwas Leichtes*, Eva Lohmann writes credibly, intelligently, and with subtle humor about longings, emptiness, and the influences shaping modern lifestyles.
Her main character, Leo, is 42, recently divorced, and initially searching above all for freedom. A no-strings-attached fling with the produce vendor next door seems to be just the thing: passionate, carefree, and without any promises for the future. But her friend Caro introduces Leo to the world of dating apps—and with it, encounters that increasingly change the way she sees herself.
The reading combines observations of contemporary life with empathy and explores themes of love, friendship, self-determination, and the opportunity to redefine one’s own notions of what is “real.”
This event is part of the Ahrenshoop Literature Days. Discover more readings, discussions, and cultural encounters in the artists’ village of Ahrenshoop—for literature enthusiasts from the region and vacationers on the Baltic Sea.
