Katja Lewina: Wir können doch Freunde bleiben

In the organizer's words:

Break-up stories from hell -

Strange farewells and other stories about the end of love

How two people find each other is often easy to tell. But how do they break up? 'We can still be friends' brings together stories about one of the most painful experiences of our lives: the end of a love affair.

There is Annette, who finds out that her boyfriend is an exhibitionist known to the police. Rayk, who now has to learn to cope with being alone after a thirty-year relationship. Or Maximilian, who married his girlfriend when their relationship was already at an end.

The authentic anecdotes told here by Katja Lewina read like a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Because break-ups are naturally a wild thing. Fortunately, however, we can learn from the mistakes of others: about our own recklessness, our behavioral patterns or even how not to run into an open knife. Because if there's one thing that unites all these stories, it's probably this: In the end, you're always glad when what shouldn't last is over.
Katja Lewina's break-up stories are lively, funny and yet profound. Empathetically and intelligently, she explores how it works: breaking up well.

Publication date 10.10.2025 (DUMONT)

KATJA LEWINA was born in Moscow in 1984 and studied Slavic studies as well as literature and religious studies. She worked as a freelance editor and in artist management. Today she is a freelance author for well-known media. DuMont published the SPIEGEL bestsellers 'Sie hat Bock' (2020), 'Bock. Männer und Sex' (2021), 'EX' (2022) and 'Was ist schon für immer' (2024).