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Babylon Berlin: A Translator’s Tale

/ Niall Sellar

Back in autumn 2007, NBG saw great potential in a new crime series by German author Volker Kutscher. ‘Villains galore!’, our reviewer exclaimed. Little did we know that exactly ten years later the series would find its way onto television screens across the world. Niall Sellar, who is translating the books for Sandstone Press, tells NBG his Babylon Berlin tale.

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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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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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A Perfect Match

/ Susan Bernofsky, Barbara Epler

Susan Bernofsky reflects on her collaborative relationship with Barbara Epler, publisher of New Directions.

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