Publisher Focus: Emma Hayley, publisher of SelfMadeHero, talks to NBG
/ Emma Hayley, sheridan marshall
The Rise of the Graphic Novel
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Being and Swine. Animals, Politics, Revolt
/ Fahim Amir
Schwein und Zeit By Fahim Amir Edition Nautilus September 2018, 208pp
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Lise Meitner: Pioneer of the Atomic Age
/ david rennert; tanja traxler
Lise Meitner: Pionierin des Atomzeitalters By David Rennert & Tanja Traxler Residenz Verlag October 2018, 224pp
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An Interview with Benedict Wells and Charlotte Collins
/ Charlotte Collins, Benedict Wells, Sophia Neuhaus
‘All I wanted to do with that book was to ask questions,’ Benedict Wells told the audience as he launched the English version of his novel, 'The End of Loneliness'. We were fortunate enough to talk to the bestselling author and his translator Charlotte Collins and to ask a few more.
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Almost Ingenious: An interview with Benedict Wells
/ Anne Boden, Benedict Wells
With three bestselling novels under his belt, Benedict Wells is an outstanding representative of Germany’s new crop of young writers, with a knack for capturing the spirit of his generation. Anne Boden talks to the author about his writing and Berlin’s place in it.
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A Chorus of Coxes
/ Simon Pare
In June this year six translators from across the world gathered in Germany to discuss their versions of a novel by Christoph Ransmayr. Simon Pare, Ransmayr's English translator, shares his experience of the 'Atriumsgespräch'.
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The Many Voices of Franz Kafka: from the Muirs to ‘Biorges’
/ Rebecca DeWald
Rebecca DeWald explores how collaborative translation helped bring Kafka’s work to audiences around the world.
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Publisher Focus: Comma Press
/ Sarah Cleave, Julia Herrele
Sarah Cleave, Publishing Manager at Comma Press, talks to NBG Interview with Julia Herrele
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Translator Focus: Marshall Yarbrough
/ Emma Rault, Marshall Yarbrough
NBG interviews Marshall Yarbrough, member of the translators’ collective Cedilla & Co. Interview with Emma Rault
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A Change of Perspective: Juergen Boos in conversation with Doris Janhsen and Felicitas von Lovenberg
/ Felicitas von Lovenberg, Doris Janhsen, Juergen Boos
Book Fair director Juergen Boos interviews two leading figures in publishing about their new roles. Last year Felicitas von Lovenberg moved from literary criticism to publishing, becoming head of the renowned Piper Verlag. Doris Janhsen has switched categories rather than careers, moving from children’s publisher Oetinger to the helm of Droemer Knaur, one of Germany’s most successful commercial publishing houses.
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Two Heads are Better than One
/ Ruth Martin, Charlotte Collins
Georgian-German author Nino Haratischwili is set to make waves in the UK literary scene with the publication of her novel 'The Eighth Life' in English translation. And epic it is, over 1200 pages long and spanning multiple generations and countries.The task of translating this novel is equally epic, and is a collaboration between Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin.
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