Where Poetry Meets the Novel: The Lyric Voices Shaping German Fiction
/ Sheridan Marshall
Sheridan Marshall, NBG’s Editorial Consultant, highlights some of the poet-novelists we have featured recently on the website.
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‘As for empathy for other societies and peoples, I think translated fiction has an essential role to play’ – an interview with François von Hurter of Bitter Lemon Press
/ Sarah Hemens
François von Hurter of Bitter Lemon talks to New Books in German about why translated crime fiction resonates so strongly with readers. talks to New Books in German about why translated crime fiction resonates so strongly with readers.
‘Creating a stage to talk about translation’ – an interview with Simon Pare
/ Anna Compton
New Books in German speaks to literary translator Simon Pare about his career, communities of translators and making translation more theatrical.
A Year on the Magic Mountain
/ Anna Compton
New Books in German speaks to literary translator Simon Pare about translating Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain and blogging about his work.
Shining a light on travel writing in English and German – the Ilse Schwepke Prize
/ Sarah Hemens
The Ilse Schwepcke Prize — the world’s most valuable award for travel writing by women — was created to celebrate the legacy of Ilse Schwepcke, a publisher who championed stories of exploration and discovery. We sat down with Dr Barbara Schwepcke to talk about how the prize came to be, what it stands for, and the importance of women’s perspectives on travel.
‘You don’t have to be Damien Hirst, but you do need to be fairly determined.’ Steph Morris on the monthly German translators’ workshop and on his translation work
/ Sarah Hemens
Steph Morris on the monthly German translator’s workshop and on his translation workSteph Morris on the monthly German translator’s workshop and on his translation work
Kaffeepause mit…Laura Vogt
/ Sarah Hemens
Following the success of What Concerns Us, Swiss author Laura Vogt returns with Woman, Idle , once again translated by Caroline Waight and published by Héloïse Press.
Internship interview: Anna Compton
Recent intern Anna Compton reflects on her work with New Books in German
‘The sheer joy of storytelling’ – an interview with Marc Koralnik on the international success of Nelio Biedermann’s Lázár
/ Sarah Hemens
New Books in German speaks to agent Marc Koralnik about Nelio Biedermann’s Lázár
“He found his vocation in Germany, he found his voice in Mexico” – an interview with Tim Heyman, the Managing Director of the B. Traven literary estate
/ Sarah Hemens
We spoke to Tim Heyman, the Managing Director of B. Traven’s literary estate, about the author’s life and work.
“Writing, for me, has always meant having to go elsewhere”
/ Jamie Lee Searle
Translator Jamie Lee Searle interviews author Kim de l’Horizon about their award-winning debut Blutbuch which was published in English this August.
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Enjoy in English autumn 25
/ Sarah Hemens
This regular page brings you a selection of German-language titles that have just been, or are soon to be, published in English. We cover fiction, crime, nonfiction, children’s and YA, short stories, poetryand essays.
