New Books in German has helped bring a wealth of German-language literary treasures to an English-speaking readership. To celebrate our role in championing great German-language literature, colleagues from all over the literary world have chosen their favourite NBG title in English translation. We are pleased to bring you this collection of twenty-five recommendations of remarkable books.
Six novels were selected for the shortlist of this year’s German Book Prize. Read more about the six here.
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Jamie Bulloch discusses his translation of Die Liebe im Ernstfall (Love in Five Acts) and reflects on what can help German-language books resonate with an English-speaking readership.
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Writing and translation both require the right choice of word. Olga and Katy discuss their work.
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Riky Stock speaks to us about promoting German-language literature from NYC.
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John-Baptiste Oduor and Jen Calleja discuss the mutual benefits of mentorship.
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Walter Schlect reflects on Cemile Sahin's unique approach to writing literary fiction.
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We were lucky to grab Bov Bjerg during the lock down and ask him a few questions about his most recent novel, the story of a family in which three generations have taken their own lives, and why it would be well received in English translation.
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Jozef van der Voort interned with NBG in spring 2020. Here he shares his experiences of the internship and his favourite titles from our latest crop of reviews.
read article...Literary agent Tanja Howarth, and Project Director Sarah Hemens recall the infancy of New Books in German and look ahead to its future.
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In 2017 a group of young European thinkers, including Simon Strauß, formed the association ‘Arbeit an Europa’ (‘Working on Europe’) with the aim of exploring and developing the seemingly static ideas surrounding Europe and the European Union.
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