Isabelle Lehn: Die Spielerin

From banker in Zurich to global accountant for the Calabrian mafia - a novel about an inconspicuous woman.

In the 1990s, a young woman moves from the provinces of Lower Saxony to Zurich to pursue a career as an investment banker. There she gets to know the world of bad banks, where neither borders nor laws seem to apply. However, when her career stagnates, she realizes how much freedom it gives her to be a woman who is overlooked: Away from legality, she soon invests millions. Finally, she remains silent in court. Her story is told by others.

In "Die Spielerin", Isabelle Lehn creates an ambivalent heroine who knows how to make the most of her inconspicuousness. A smart and smooth novel by an incorruptible author - and an exciting game with our own expectations. Inspired by a true story.

Isabelle Lehn, born in Bonn in 1979, now lives in Leipzig and writes narrative and essayistic prose. She holds a doctorate in rhetoric and is the author of the multi-award-winning debut novel "Binde zwei Vögel zusammen" and most recently the novel "Frühlingserwachen". She has received numerous prizes and scholarships for her literary work, most recently the Dietrich Oppenberg Media Prize for her essay "Weibliches Schreiben" (S. Fischer hundertvierzehn), which deals with the gender-specific role of authors in the literary world.

Moderation: Arnold Maxwill

In cooperation with the Fritz-Hüser-Institut