When does the reading with Alexander Cimzar take place?

The reading takes place on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, from 7:00 to 9:30 PM.

Where will Alpenblut be read?

The event takes place in the bookstore Bücherwurm, Maximilianstraße 4, 93047 Regensburg.

What is the admission price?

The researched ticket price is 15.99 euros.

What is Alpenblut about?

The survival thriller tells of Dominik and Nelly, whose stay in a remote mountain cabin leads to a ruthless fight for survival.

How long does the event last?

The event details state a duration of two and a half hours, from 7:00 to 9:30 PM.

Is there information about a book signing?

A book signing is not explicitly confirmed in the available event details.

Alexander Cimzar reads Alpenblut: A literary thriller evening full of mountain darkness and moral abysses

Name: Alexander Cimzar reads from "Alpenblut"
Start: 2026-10-21T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-21T21:30:00+02:00
Location: Buchhandlung Bücherwurm

When the mountains break their silence: Alexander Cimzar reads from Alpenblut

On October 21, 2026, Alexander Cimzar leads the audience in the bookstore Bücherwurm in Regensburg into the oppressive world of his survival thriller Alpenblut. The reading combines literary tension with a direct author encounter and opens the view to a novel where idyllic mountain scenery, moral boundary situations, and deadly threats intertwine closely.

A mountain cabin becomes the scene of survival

At the center of the novel are Dominik and Nelly, who want to spend a romantic weekend in a remote cabin. But the atmosphere quickly shifts: hostile locals, a silent old man, and a rundown farm create a tension that intensifies step by step. When Dominik investigates out of curiosity, he sets off an escalation that no one can control anymore.

Direct language and breathless narrative pace

Cimzar's style works with clear, concentrated language and a consistent dramaturgy. Short dialogues, immediate decisions, and the isolated mountain world give Alpenblut a suffocating narrative dynamic. Nature does not appear as an idyllic backdrop but as a closed microcosm where orientation, security, and social control disappear.

Literary quality between tension and moral conflict

The thriller addresses, alongside guilt and violence, the question of how people act when they witness an injustice. Dominik's curiosity becomes a moral touchstone: look away or intervene, self-protection or responsibility? It is precisely this ethical dimension that elevates the novel beyond mere suspense literature and anchors it in the cultural discourse on civil courage and human abysses.

The author behind the thriller

Alexander Cimzar was born in 1988 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. After journalistic positions and various professional activities, he taught history, political education, ethics, and German from 2016 to 2025. Since 2024, he has been publishing under his real name. For his prose, he received the recognition award from the state of Carinthia in 2022. With Alpenblut, he presents a survival thriller that combines intense atmosphere, societal questions, and uncompromising tension.

A literary experience in Regensburg

The reading atmosphere in Bücherwurm promises a focused evening for friends of demanding suspense literature. Cimzar's voice, precise linguistic artistry, and the dark dramaturgy of his novel make the event an author encounter with a lasting impression. The reading starts at 7:00 PM and is scheduled to last until 9:30 PM.

Conclusion: Those who appreciate intense thrillers, atmospheric settings, and literary boundary explorations experience a reading with high suspense factor from Alexander Cimzar. The encounter with Alpenblut in Bücherwurm offers the opportunity to experience the author live and get acquainted with a survival thriller that resonates.