Tag: literary fiction

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!

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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.

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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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The German Crocodile

/ Sarah Hemens

Sarah Hemens interviews Ijoma Mangold, author of compelling memoir of growing up different, The German Crocodile. In the book, Iljoma Mangold, one of Germany's best literary critics, remembers his youth in 1970s Heidelberg and the new Federal Republic, and momentous visits in early adulthood to the USA and Nigeria.

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