Mia Oberländer: Saloon - 40th Freiburg Literary Discussion: Comic Reading

Grandma is hosting a family gathering! Her daughter, who arrived on the Prosecco Express, is reluctantly forced back into the confines of her childhood bedroom. Son #1 loves to hear himself talk, while his partner remains stoically silent. Son #2, on the other hand, is incapable of standing up for himself or others—quite unlike his wife, who’s always on the verge of exploding. And the grandchildren would much rather be anywhere else… Tension mounts, sore spots are rubbed raw, and passive aggression comes to the surface. What is the cashier from the local supermarket doing here, anyway?
In her electrifying graphic novel *Saloon* (Edition Moderne, 2025), Mia Oberländer—winner of the Berthold Leibinger Foundation’s Comic Book Award—humorously and incisively dissects gender roles and power dynamics: A family constellation set in the Wild West, told with untamed lines and vibrant imagery—welcome to tonight’s showdown!
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Photo: Alexandra Polina

Sponsors: City of Freiburg Department of Culture, Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts, Sparkasse Freiburg-Nördlicher Breisgau, Guzzoni-Federer Foundation, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
Cooperation partners: Theater in the Marienbad, jos fritz bookstore
Cultural partner: SWR Kultur

Date: November 6, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
Location: Theater in the Marienbad, Marienstraße 4
Admission: 7/5 euros / Combo ticket (includes the Debutants’ Ball with Anja Gmeinwieser / Martin Piekar / Lara Rüter) with a drink: 18/12 euros

Literary discussion
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