Hiltrud Althaus in Göttingen: Reading from Beatrice Webb's My Apprenticeship
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Literature in the Morning: 15 after 11 invites you to listen
When voices bring literature close at hand, a special literary experience emerges. On October 15, 2026, the series 15 after 11 Reading in October invites you to the Göttingen City Library. On the first floor by the red sofa, Hiltrud Althaus will read from My Apprenticeship by Beatrice Webb.
Beatrice Webb's Self-Image between Biography and Society
Beatrice Webb's autobiography leads into a life characterized by scientific work, political engagement, and intellectual self-assertion. Together with her husband Sidney Webb, she founded the London School of Economics and the magazine New Statesman. The reading makes palpable a personality whose life path remains closely linked to the social and political debates of her time.
A Voice for Literary Biography
Hiltrud Althaus dedicates herself to a text in which personal memory and contemporary history intertwine. The narrative power of My Apprenticeship lies in the tension between public recognition and the silent question of one's own literary and feminine self-confidence. In the reading atmosphere of the library, this biographical literature is given space for concentration and resonance.
The Red Sofa as a Meeting Place
The Göttingen City Library regularly transforms its first floor into an open meeting point for literature and cultural education. The red sofa creates an intimate atmosphere where language, voice, and audience immediately encounter each other. Instead of grand staging, the linguistic artistry of reading takes center stage.
Admission Free and No Pre-Registration Required
The event starts at 11:15 AM and lasts until 12:15 PM. Participation is free of charge, and no pre-registration is required. Seats are allocated as long as space is available.
Conclusion: Experience Literature Live and Consciously
15 after 11 Reading in October combines literary quality, historical perspective, and the immediate power of spoken language. Visitors can expect a concentrated author encounter with a significant autobiographical voice of social and cultural history. Those who want to not only read literature but also hear and experience it in a shared space will find an inspiring morning in Göttingen.
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