When does the reading with Şeyda Kurt take place?

The reading takes place on Friday, November 20, 2026, at 8:00 PM.

Where does the event take place?

The venue is the Theater Ship Heilbronn at Oberen Neckarstraße in 74072 Heilbronn.

From which book does Şeyda Kurt read?

Şeyda Kurt reads from her debut novel Time of Monsters, a dystopian story about Sanya, her chosen family, and a neighborhood in a state of emergency.

What is known about the duration of the event?

The end of the event is indicated at 10:00 PM.

Is there information about a book signing or Q&A session?

No confirmed details are available for a book signing or subsequent Q&A session.

What is the admission price?

No confirmed event price is available.

Şeyda Kurt reads Time of Monsters: A literary journey through the apocalypse

Name: Şeyda Kurt reads from Time of Monsters
Start: 2026-11-20T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-20T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Theaterschiff Heilbronn

Şeyda Kurt brings the Time of Monsters to Heilbronn

On November 20, 2026, Şeyda Kurt will read from her debut novel Time of Monsters on the Theater Ship Heilbronn. The reading takes place in a neighborhood on the edge of the apocalypse: A prophecy spreads rapidly as Sanya wanders through a contradictory, vulnerable, and yet supportive community with a gun in her backpack.

A novel between epic, pop, and soap

Şeyda Kurt creates a literary world where political crisis, collective memory, and the search for new forms of coexistence intertwine. Sanya and her colorful chosen family are deeply entangled in a story that transcends borders and times. The novel connects a furious epic with vibrant pop, existential questions with the warmth of a soap opera.

Literary craft with societal energy

As a writer, publicist, moderator, and cultural journalist, Şeyda Kurt shapes a style that combines analysis with narrative force. After the non-fiction bestsellers Radical Tenderness and HATE, she brings her central questions into fiction: How do communities form? What forces are at work in times of decay? And what chances lie in rethinking familiar orders?

The author studied philosophy, Romance studies, and cultural journalism in Cologne, Bordeaux, and Berlin. She has worked for ZEIT ONLINE and Deutschlandfunk Kultur, and was involved in the Grimme Online Award-winning podcast 190220 – A Year After Hanau. Her literary work spans contemporary diagnosis, political essay, and narrative artistry.

An author encounter in a special ambiance

The Theater Ship Heilbronn creates an intimate reading atmosphere for the event. Between water, stage space, and focused voice, a literary experience emerges that makes the novel directly tangible. Kurt's language oscillates between dark visions of the future, poetic compression, and social observation.

Conclusion: An evening about the possibility of alternative living

The reading from Time of Monsters promises an author encounter with one of the distinctive voices of contemporary German literature. Literature lovers will experience an evening about chosen families, rumors, crises, and the hope for new forms of coexistence. Those who want to not only read the novel but experience its linguistic energy will find the perfect place on the Theater Ship Heilbronn.