Katrin Seyfert reads in Jena from Life with Gaps

A literary evening about memory, loss, and the language of continuing life

With Katrin Seyfert, a book that goes far beyond a classic reading takes center stage at the Ernst-Abbe-Library Jena. Life with Gaps tells the story of a family in a state of emergency, of Alzheimer’s, farewell, and the question of how to reorder a life when familiar certainties disappear. As part of Dementia Awareness Week, a literary experience of rare intensity is created.

When personal experience becomes linguistic art

Katrin Seyfert writes from existential experience. For five years, she accompanied her husband through his Alzheimer's disease, organized daily life, care, and farewell. From this exceptional state, she forms a precise, unflinching, and reflective narrative. This blend of journalistic clarity and literary condensation gives the text its special power.

Reading with social impact and fine observation

Anyone attending this author encounter does not experience a pleasant cultural event, but a reading with social relevance. It concerns dementia, expectations of caregiving relatives, role models, and the external pressure that often exacerbates personal suffering. The event opens a space for reflection, compassion, and cultural discourse.

An evening at the Ernst-Abbe-Library Jena

The Ernst-Abbe-Library offers the appropriate atmosphere for such a reading: public, accessible, concentrated, and close to the people. Located in the heart of Jena, accessible without barriers and established as a place of exchange, it becomes the ideal setting for an evening that intertwines literature and life reality. Admission is free, lowering the threshold and making the invitation all the more open.

What visitors can expect

A moving literary format is expected, blending reading, contemporary literature, and personal testimony. Life with Gaps touches not only readers of narrative non-fiction but also all those interested in family stories, caregiving experiences, and the question of language in the face of illness. Those who experience the evening live will take away not just impressions but also new perspectives on dignity, loss, and resilience.

Conclusion: This reading combines literary quality with human depth. It is aimed at anyone seeking more than entertainment in literature: insight, closeness, and an honest view of life with dementia. An evening that moves and resonates.

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Sources:

• JenaKultur - Reading with Katrin Seyfert: Life with Gaps
• JenaKultur - One-on-one conversations with the author Katrin Seyfert
• City Library Jena - Main Library
• City Library Jena - Directions
• SWR1 People - Alzheimer: How Katrin Seyfert became a caregiver from a wife
• HNA - Interview with Katrin Seyfert about Alzheimer’s and Life with Gaps
• BR Bayern 2 - One to One. The Talk with Katrin Seyfert
• SPIEGEL Book Publishing