ABGESAGT – Power, money, sex, and survival – Ela Lee and her razor-sharp debut novel «Jaded»

A lawyer wakes up in the morning after a work gala with no memory of how she got home the previous night and must figure out what exactly happened—and how much she’s willing to put up with to make her way to the top of the corporate ladder. Reading and talk with Ela Lee, moderated by Marcy Goldberg.

«Smart, compulsively readable … The book balances the heavy subject of rape with a darkly funny treatment of work culture … Will justice be served? And how much will Jade risk in its pursuit? These questions drive the plot, but it's the characters who make us care.» — New York Times Book Review

Ela Lee

Ela Lee was born in 1995 and is a British-Korean-Turkish writer. She studied Law at the University of Oxford and went on to practise as a City lawyer. In 2021, during the global pandemic, Ela began work on her debut novel, «Jaded», which explores themes of consent, race, and identity. She lives in London, with her partner and their mini Aussie Shepherd.
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Marcy Goldberg

Born 1969 in Montréal, Canada. Studied film and cultural studies in Toronto. Lives in Zurich since 1996. Freelance film specialist, lecturer in cultural and media studies at the HSLU. Regular guest on Eric Facon's talk programme «Kultur-Stammtisch», occasional interviewee on Swiss television's «Sternstunde». Ongoing dissertation project in Swiss film history. Has been a presenter at the Solothurn Film Festival for many years.
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