Reading from Albertine Sarrazin's "The Outbreak" March 23, 2021

“Freedom is truly the worst of all vices”—Camilla Renschke read from Albertine Sarrazin’s novel *Der Ausbruch*

Live-streamed reading from the special exhibition“In Prison”: Camilla Renschke reads from Albertine Sarrazin’s novel *Der Ausbruch* – YouTube

A collaboration between the Center for France | Francophonie at TU Dresden (CFF) and the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden (DHMD)

In her autobiographical writings, Albertine Sarrazin processed her own experiences in prison. Sarrazin spent much of her youth in correctional facilities, escaped repeatedly, and eventually—thanks in part to the support of Simone de Beauvoir—made her breakthrough as a writer.

Sarrazin’s turbulent life and her authentic accounts made her a literary sensation in 1960s France before she died in 1967 at the age of just 29.

Actress Camilla Renschke, winner of the 2020 German Audiobook Award (“Best Narrator”) and known for her role in the Bremen-based “Tatort” series, among other things, read excerpts from Albertine Sarrazin’s novel *Der Ausbruch*.

With an introduction by Dr. Matthias Kern of the Institute of Romance Studies at TU Dresden and with the kind support of INK PRESS. Since 2018, INK PRESS has been publishing Albertine Sarrazin’s works in translations by Claudia Steinitz.

• WHEN? March 23, 2021, 7:00 p.m.
• WHERE? Online event via live stream ( DHM’s YouTube channel) from the exhibition “Im Gefängnis”
• Speakers: Actress Camilla Renschke & Dr. Matthias Kern, Institute of Romance Studies at TU Dresden
• Language: German
• Organizers:Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden (DHMD) & Centrum Frankreich | Frankophonie (CFF), with the kind support of INK PRESS.

Free admission // no registration required

Further information:

• This event was part of the special exhibition: IM GEFÄNGNIS, Vom Entzug der Freiheit - PRISON, au-delà des murs, September 26, 2020 – May 31, 2021, Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden. A collaborative exhibition by the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum in Dresden, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva, and the Musée des Confluences in Lyon.
• Video tours of the Dresden exhibition were offered via the IM GEFÄNGNIS_DIGITAL website. In addition, the Knast-Post project provided insight into everyday life in prison (a project of the DHMD in collaboration with inmates and staff from the Zeithain and Chemnitz correctional facilities).