Tag: author
What Concerns Us – a novel exploring female identity
/ Sheridan Marshall
What Concerns Us scrutinises gender roles within our society, examining what it means to be a mother and the nature of femininity, as well as how to remain independent in a variety of different types of relationship. New Books in German speaks to the book's author and translator in advance of the publication of this punchy contemporary read in English.
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How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother’s Cookbook
/ Sarah Hemens
‘But as many Jewish authors now discovered, even authorship could be stolen.’
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An Interview with Sharon Dodua Otoo
/ Lúcia Collischonn
Berlin-based, British-born author and activist Sharon Dodua Otoo speaks to New Books in German about her novel Adas Raum, which is forthcoming in English as Ada's Realm.
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Sense of an Ending ? – an interview with Norbert Gstrein
/ Eleanor Updegraff
Eleanor Updegraff interviews award- winning Austrian author Norbert Gstrein. In this wide-ranging interview, they discuss morality in narrators, writing from a sense of being an outsider, and which authors have had the greatest influence on his work.
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Revolution for Life
/ Asal Dardan, Eva von Redecker
Author Asal Dardan talks to critical theorist and public philosopher Eva von Redecker about Eva's book A Revolution for Life, described by the publisher as '..a new criticism of capitalism - and a declaration of love for human action.'
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An interview with Tanja Paar
/ Sarah Hemens
Sarah Hemens interviews Austrian author Tanja Paar about publishing her book, The Trembling World, during a pandemic, about the current and historical events that inspired it, and about why English language readers will enjoy the book.
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