Tag: Nobel Prize in Literature
Prantl’s view: Heinrich Böll and peace – politics
Of Heribert Prantl In his acceptance speech, Heinrich Böll said he had marched through a “dense forest of German index fingers.” And “many index fingers were sharply charged”. That was…
Nobel Prize Speech by Annie Ernaux in Stockholm – Culture
Of Alex Ruehle Then the door opens, the door that was only intended for her on this festive evening, bourgeois Stockholm rises and she goes through, into the magnificent hall…
Bavaria: The cook of the Nobel Prize winner for literature Gerhart Hauptmann – Bavaria
Margarete Heumader looked after the household of the writer Gerhart Hauptmann for many years. After his death, she led a modest life in Lower Bavaria. Her role as a contemporary…
Annie Ernaux wins the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature – Culture
The French writer Annie Ernaux (82) will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature 2022. This was announced by the Nobel Committee on Thursday in Stockholm. This year’s prize is endowed…
Annie Ernaux wins the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature – Culture
The French writer Annie Ernaux (82) will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature 2022. This was announced by the Nobel Committee on Thursday in Stockholm. This year’s prize is endowed…
Battle of Höchstädt: How Churchill tamed the Bavarians – Bavaria
300 years ago, John Churchill, victor of the Battle of Höchstädt, which laid the foundations of Europe, died. He achieved immortal fame – and fascinated an even more famous descendant.…
Review: Wole Soyinka’s novel The Happiest People in the World. – Culture
It is possible that Wole Soyinka will now tell the tragedies of his life again as a farce. That it is all a satire of a certain Nigerian present, of…