Tag: literary fiction

Jury recommendations: Spring 2024

March 3, 2024 / Sarah Hemens

We are delighted to unveil our spring 2024 selection. The jury handpicked these titles from a pool of over a hundred submissions sent by publishers. Each book showcased here captivated the jurors not just for its excellence, but for its suitability for an English-speaking audience.

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Translator interview: Lucy Jones ‘…it’s one of the best jobs in the world.’

December 11, 2023 / Regan Mies

Regan Mies interviews Berlin-based translator Lucy Jones about Brigitte Reimann, outsider characters and two new German-language debuts.

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Interview with Necati Öziri

November 30, 2023 / Sheridan Marshall

The German Book Prize shortlisted author speaks to Sheridan Marshall about his novel Vatermal, writing for the stage and working as a dramaturge, and the political aspects of his writing.

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‘Writing is a way of taking revenge on reality’ – An interview with Lukas Maisel

October 31, 2023 / Sarah Hemens

NBG spoke to Lukas Maisel about his atmospheric and mesmerising novella Tanner’s Earth, on mastering a craft, and on what it is that is magical about fiction.

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