Description
What remains of a homeland you had to leave behind? And how does our family’s history shape our own lives?
On Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., the Bad Schandau City Library invites you to a reading with Leipzig-based author Claudia Rikl. The event will take place at the Schmilk’sche Mühle.
In her novel “Elbland,” Claudia Rikl tells the story of Nina, who travels to the Czech Giant Mountains after her mother’s death. There, she seeks answers to questions that have long gone unspoken: Why did her family fall apart? And what significance does Bohemia—her mother’s lost homeland—hold for her own life?
In doing so, the author also explores the history of her Sudeten German family. The result is a moving novel about family silence, memories, and the search for one’s own roots.
Look forward to a personal encounter with Claudia Rikl and immerse yourself in a family history whose past continues to resonate into the present.
Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026, 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Schmilk’sche Mühle, Schmilka No. 26, 01814 Bad Schandau, Schmilka
Organizer: Bad Schandau Public Library
Tickets are available for 10 euros per person.
Tickets can be purchased through the Bad Schandau booking portal or at the Bad Schandau Tourist Information Office.
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Information for Participants
Please have your booking confirmation ready, either digitally or as a printout. Allow plenty of time for your trip, and if using public transportation, check the current schedules for buses, trains, and ferries.
The event is part of the “Literaturforum Bibliothek”—an autumn reading tour featuring 20 Saxon authors and 60 readings throughout the Free State of Saxony. The event series is organized by the Saxon Library Association and sponsored by the Saxon State Ministry of Science, Culture, and Tourism.
Sponsored by the Saxon State Ministry of Science, Culture, and Tourism. The Saxony Regional Association within the German Library Association (Deutscher Bibliotheksverband e. V.) is co-funded by tax revenues from the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament.
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