Tag: German Book Prize
New collection of short stories by Saša Stanišić: All the Wonders of Fiction – Culture
More dangerous than the question of whether one sometimes dreams of a different life is whether one would choose one’s own life if one had the choice. The idea that…
Controversy over debut novel “Gittersee”: Interview with Ingo Schulze – Culture
Charlotte Gneuss’ novel “Gittersee” is set in the GDR. The writer Ingo Schulze found errors in it that reached the jury of the German Book Prize. In the interview he…
Scenario: When women fling their bags
“The Midday Woman”, a literary film adaptation by Barbara Albert with Mala Emde, is celebrating its world premiere and the birthday of an actor at the Arri Cinema in Munich.…
Longlist of the German Book Prize: seven debuts, six Austrians – culture
The jury of the German Book Prize has shown a heart for small publishers and debuts. The longlist she just published includes 20 titles, five of which have been published…
Kim de L’Horizon and the attention: I protest
Shaving for the Revolution: On the Big Difference Between Visibility and Justice in 2022. source site
German Book Prize to Kim de l’Horizon – Kultur
“Blutbuch” is awarded as the best German-language novel of the year. At the award ceremony, Kim de l’Horizon used a clipper to show solidarity with the women taking to the…
German Book Prize: With the Razor
Kim de l’Horizon dedicates the German Book Prize to women in Iran and cuts off her hair. On the symbolism of gestures. source site
Frankfurt Book Fair: German Book Prize goes to Kim de l’Horizon
The novel “Blutbuch” is awarded as the best German-language novel of the year. source site
German Book Prize 2022: Six finalists have been chosen – culture
Fatma Aydemir’s novel “Dschinns” and “Spitzweg” by Eckhart Nickel are among others on the shortlist for the prize, which is awarded at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The six finalists for…
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…