Elfriede Hammerl: Gespräche, die ich nie geführt habe

In the organizer's words:

How do you deal with it when there are things to discuss in a couple's relationship that are not pleasant for one or both of you to hear? Things that you don't know whether they are relevant enough to be discussed at all. One possibility: talking to yourself. Furious and relentless. Including the sometimes more, sometimes less conclusive arguments of the partner and an imaginary therapist.

Elfriede Hammerl takes us into such self-reflection in a quick-witted story and sheds light on the relationship world of an anonymous woman who reflects on her life with an equally anonymous man, on self-perception and the perception of others, on the everyday and the not-so-everyday.

A lively and astute exchange of words that does not necessarily call for a winner. In the end, however, it's up to the audience to decide for HIM or HER as they see fit (note: a draw is not out of the question).

Elfriede Hammerl has been writing a column for profil for many years. She also writes short stories, novels, plays and screenplays. In Germany, she became known for her screenplay for the TV film "Probieren Sie's mit einem Jüngeren" (starring Senta Berger) and her columns in stern, Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire. The author has received numerous awards for her work, including the Journalism Prize of the City of Vienna, the Women's Prize of the City of Vienna, the Concordia Prize (in the human rights category), the Johanna Dohnal Recognition and the Kurt Vorhofer Prize.

An event within the framework of LiteraturAufRuhr 2026