Stefanie Sargnagel
What's it about?
OPERNBALL & OKTOBERFEST Stefanie Sargnagel, born in 1986, studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna but spent more time at her day job in a call center. Since 2016, she has been a freelance writer—and since then, she has spent more time with her tax advisor. In the same year, she was awarded the audience prize at the Bachmann Competition, with further awards following. Her books STATUSMELDUNGEN, DICHT, and IOWA were bestsellers. In autumn 2026, she will go on a reading tour with her two latest books, OPENBALL and OKTOBERFEST. Opera Ball Visiting high society Stefanie Sargnagel was at the Vienna Opera Ball, and now she has quite a lot to tell: about the rich and beautiful, about the not-so-rich and beautiful, about evening gowns and waltz dreams. Of course, everything is terribly awful, but also terribly interesting! And the perspective of this author is sharp, but not merciless, because she is very interested in worlds unfamiliar to her. So, Steffi, dressed up, corseted, and made-up, steps onto the toughest dance floor in the world, amusing us most delightfully and shedding light on the uncanny intersection of culture, capital, and power. Austria’s funniest author was at the Opera Ball and wrote a wild piece about it. It’s just laugh-out-loud funny. Oktoberfest A journey into intoxication After her book about the Opera Ball, Stefanie Sargnagel follows up with another adventurous travel report: now she writes about the Munich Oktoberfest. Despite all warnings and dressed in a dirndl, she ventures to a place that is a challenge for many and heaven for others. It offers plenty of material for reflection on the lovable and less flattering similarities between Austria and Bavaria. But above all, it is an exhilarating, hilariously wild ride into a paradise of excess, as only imaginable in Bavaria. It’s not about drinking, but about boozing, eating, and humping, staggering, vomiting, losing consciousness—all in the high spirits that it’s exactly as it should be. Stefanie Sargnagel observes, joins in, and the reader is left in awe, asking: what has she experienced, what has she imagined? Everything seems possible. OKTOBERFEST will be published on August 14, 2026, by Rowohlt Verlag.
Where?
Tischlerei Melk - Kulturwerkstatt
Abt Karl-Straße 27a
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