Etiket: literature
New Stories by Gaito Gasdanow – Culture
There are books to which you can only declare your love. “Black Swans” is one of those books. It contains nine stories by Gaito Gasdanow, first published in Russian between…
Anne and David Bennent read Baudelaire’s “Les Fleurs du Mal” – Culture
Charles Baudelaire wrote several forewords to his “Fleurs du Mal”, the most interesting being those that remained in the drafting stage. One begins like this: “France is going through a…
Sad in the superlative: Sigrid Nunez book “What is missing you” – culture
What happens when it becomes clear that love won’t last? Best-selling author Sigrid Nunez describes the particular pain that grips you when it becomes clear: Everything will end one day.…
Gustav Seibt on the occasion of Martin Mosebach’s 70th birthday. – Culture
The writer Martin Mosebach, who celebrates his 70th birthday on July 31, has not lacked insightful encouragement. The list of his lobbies is so heterogeneous that even skeptics should be…
Roberto Calasso is dead – culture
In his book “Der Untergang von Kasch” (1983, German 1997) Roberto Calasso tells an anecdote from the report of the poet and botanist Adelbert von Chamisso about his “trip around…
Power, art, abuse: Annalena McAfee’s novel “Blütenschatten”. – Culture
While the continued sexual abuse of wards in churches, boarding schools and other institutions of this rank still keeps society in suspense, Annalena McAfee uses the example of a victim…
50th anniversary of the death of the writer and philosopher Ludwig Marcuse – culture
The 50th anniversary of the death of a writer is a difficult date. Somehow you still know him, so that a sensational rediscovery is impossible. Older people have some of…
Cars in a class of their own: Why luxury cars have a future – Auto & Mobil
They wrote world literature and loved luxury cars: Berthold Brecht and Thomas Mann already knew that they stand for success, connoisseurship and sophistication. Even today, luxury cars still have a…
A young critic on the decision of the Bishops’ Conference. – Culture
Elisabeth Steinkeller’s book “Paper Piano” has the format of a sketchbook. It belongs to Maia, a 16 year old student. She has two younger half-sisters: Ruth, the strenuous sandwich child,…
“The Green Knight” in the cinema: a portrait of Dev Patel – culture
When Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” was the surprise success of the year in 2009, won eight Oscars and four Golden Globes, leading actor Dev Patel, almost 19 years old, was…