Tag: literary fiction
Stories from the sea
/ Sarah Hemens
NBG interviews German Book Prize nominated author Marie Gamillscheg
Dinçer Güçyeter, winner of the 2023 Leipzig Book Fair Prize, speaks to NBG
/ Sheridan Marshall
Sheridan Marshall interviews Germany’s new literary superstar
German Book Prize 2022: the longlist
As the English-language media partner for the German Book Prize we proudly announce the twenty longlisted titles in alphabetical order below.
Our congratulations to all authors and publishers who made the list!
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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Twenty-five favourites for twenty-five years!
/ Sheridan Marshall
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.
Burning the Palace: Women Writing Austria
/ Eleanor Updegraff
From Elfriede Jelinek to Ingeborg Bachmann, Marianne Fritz to Friederike Mayröcker, the Austrian literary canon includes many celebrated women writers. Known for their often postmodern, subversive approaches – to both style and substance – they have helped secure this Alpine nation an impact on German-language literature that its size might belie.
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