Tag: books
New books about the Taliban: Back to the past. – Politics
Of Tobias Mater Do you still need the many words, the thick books, to understand the West’s failure in Afghanistan? The story of this failed mission is actually quickly told.…
Funny video: Dad accidentally books tiny house for big family
Watch the video: Funny video goes viral: Father accidentally books tiny house for a large family. Bad surprise on arrival: This family of four sees their holiday home and realizes…
German Book Prize 2022: blind date reading in Wasserburg – Munich
For the Zweitbuch bookstore in Oberhausen, September 2020 was something like winning the literature lottery: Anne Weber appeared for the blind date reading, the author read to the audience in…
SZ column: What are you reading, Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger? – Culture
Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger shines far beyond her academic discipline, history. In 2017 she received the Leipzig Book Fair Prize for her work “Maria Theresia”, a biography of the Habsburg empress. Barbara…
Holiday reading: With these books, the head goes on a journey
holiday reading With these books the head goes on a journey A good book on holiday – a must for many. © Song_about_summer/Shutterstock.com Immersing yourself in another world with a…
Debate about children’s books: Ravensburger and “The Young Chief Winnetou” – culture
Of Kathleen Hildebrand If you want to get to the origin of the current argument about racism, cultural appropriation and Winnetou, you have to scroll for about ten minutes. That’s…
Ravensburger stops selling Winnetou books
Because "trivializing clichés" Ravensburger Verlag has closed the sale of several children’s books about the film "Young Winnetou" stopped. The decision caused incomprehension, but also met with approval. more Read…
Racism allegations: Ravensburger takes Winnetou books out of sale – new criticism
racism allegations Ravensburger takes Winnetou books from sale – new criticism The logo of the Ravensburger company. (Archive image) photo © Felix Kästle/dpa The Ravensburger company has withdrawn Winnetou books…
Thilo Sarrazin presents new book: “Reason and its enemies” – culture
Of Cornelius Pollmer It’s always good to be there a little early, otherwise so much goes unseen. In this case, for example, the hopeful faces of the health insurance company…
SZ column: What are you reading, Heinz Helle? – Culture
The writer Heinz Helle, born in Munich in 1978, has two children, which could definitely play a role in this context. In his forthcoming forth novel “Wellen” he deals with…