When does the event take place?

The event starts on January 28, 2027, at 7:00 PM.

Where does the literary apéro take place?

At the LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn, Colmantstr. 14-16, 53115 Bonn.

Which book is it about?

The focus is on La femme qui boit, in German A Woman Who Drinks by Colette Andris.

Is the event a classic reading?

It is a literary apéro with reading and contextualization of the work in a cultural context.

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

The available sources do not provide secure information regarding this.

How is the event to be classified?

The evening is aimed at literature enthusiasts who want to discover French literature, translation, and female modernity.

Colette Andris Brings a Forgotten Novel Evening Back to Bonn

Name: Literary Apéro – Colette Andris: A Woman Who Drinks
Start: 2027-01-28T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-28T21:00:00+01:00
Location: LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn

A literary evening between intoxication, memory, and departure

The literary apéro at the LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn focuses on Colette Andris, an author whose novel The Woman Who Drinks is already considered an extraordinary rediscovery of French literature from the interwar period. The evening combines reading, literary contextualization, and author encounter into a rich cultural event, opening up a view of a radical, modern voice from the roaring twenties.

An author who not only captured the tone of her time but sharpened it

Colette Andris, actually Pauline Toutey, was born in 1901, studied literature in Paris, and became known in the late 1920s as a writer and stage artist. Her novel The Woman Who Drinks was published in 1929 and shows uncompromising literary quality: it combines social observation, psychological intensification, and a language that unapologetically juxtaposes desire, descent, and self-assertion. The German edition will be published in 2025 by Klaus Wagenbach, translated by Jan Rhein.

A novel about intoxication and independence

The focus is not on a simple morality tale, but on a character whose life is shaped by alcohol, desire, and boundary experiences. It is here that the timeless power of this text lies: the novel tells of female experience beyond convention, of injury and obstinacy, of the desire for freedom and social pressure. For literature lovers, this creates an intense experience that goes far beyond a classic reading and intrudes into the cultural discourse on female self-conceptions.

Literary atmosphere in the LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn

The LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn provides an appropriate setting for a literary apéro: urban, historically charged, and yet close enough to truly make language audible. The reading atmosphere benefits from the special mix of museum, library space, and cultural public. Here, literature unfolds its impact not abstractly, but immediately, with voice, rhythm, and resonance in the room.

What visitors can expect this evening

The evening promises an informed approach to an author who has long remained in the shadows and today appears even more strongly as a literary discovery. Those interested in French literature, translation, female modernity, and the poetics of intoxication will experience an evening with depth and style. This is a literary experience for readers who want to not only become acquainted with a book but also see an entire era anew.

Conclusion: This literary apéro opens a clever, sensory, and historically grounded access to Colette Andris and her novel A Woman Who Drinks. Anyone who loves literary discoveries should experience this evening live.