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3M ago
A powerful tale of migration and family, Fatma Aydemir’s structurally complex weaves together several voices to create a rich narrative tapestry – a novel that will hold appeal for fans of Bernardine Evaristo’s ..read more
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4M ago
by Jenny Erpenbeck, impressively translated by Michael Hofmann bares witness to a harrowing toxic love affair against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the final years of the GDR. Much like the novel by Coco Mellors it displays the intricate power dynamics between young women and much older men ..read more
Goethe-Institut » Book Blog
4M ago
If you long for the immersion and enchantment of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytales, we’d recommend Stefanie vor Schulte’s ..read more
Goethe-Institut » Book Blog
5M ago
by Jenny Erpenbeck, impressively translated by Michael Hofmann bares witness to a harrowing toxic love affair against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the final years of the GDR. Much like the novel by Coco Mellors it displays the intricate power dynamics between young women and much older men ..read more
Goethe-Institut » Book Blog
7M ago
Adding to the canon of graphic novel memoirs, Birgit Weyhe’s uses similar techniques to Darrin Bell’s in challenging privilege and institutional racism – an engaging and eye-opening biography translated by the subject herself ..read more
Goethe-Institut » Book Blog
8M ago
Readers who found solace and inspiration in Amy Liptrot's memoir A Woman in the Polar Night ..read more
Goethe-Institut » Book Blog
8M ago
Readers who first discovered German literature through Bernhard Schlink should check out Brigitte Reimann’s for a portrait of the 1960s in ‘the other Germany ..read more
Goethe-Institut » Book Blog
8M ago
Readers who first discovered German literature through Bernhard Schlink should check out Brigitte Reimann’s for a portrait of the 1960s in ‘the other Germany ..read more
Goethe-Institut » Book Blog
9M ago
Readers who found solace and inspiration in Amy Liptrot's memoir A Woman in the Polar Night ..read more
Goethe-Institut » Book Blog
9M ago
Readers who found solace and inspiration in Amy Liptrot's memoir A Woman in the Polar Night ..read more