The writer and poet Naja Marie Aidt will read from her recently published memoir, the author and essayist Viken Berberian, who was born in Lebanon and grew up in the USA, will present »Das Kapital: A Novel of Love and Money Markets« and the Burmese author Wendy LawYone, who lives
»Once upon a time there was a world in which nothing was.« – So begins this extraordinary reinterpretation of the Book of Books. Various stories from the Old and New Testaments – including the building of Noah’s ark or the resurrection of Jesus – are retold in impressive darkly latticed
The rabbits Jacominus and Sweety have arranged to meet at the harbour. One hundred sequential, intricately illustrated, and laser-cut pages feature Sweety’s journey to the harbour, always accompanied by Jacominus’ wistful thoughts. The Prix Baobab-winning »profound children’s book« [Deutschlandfunk Kultur] tells poetically of the magic of anticipation, of the art
The images that have been circulating around the world from Kabul in recent weeks mark a turning point reminiscent of the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Following decisions by the Trump and Biden administrations, the NATO mission in Afghanistan ended in June, and the Taliban took control of
Why do people use swear words? And why do they love certain swear words so particularly? In his book, John McWhorter, one of the most important linguists of our time, uses a »deeply intelligent celebration of language« [The New York Times] to show what happens in our brains when we
The American writer Toni Morrison [1931–2019], one of the most important representatives of African-American literature, fought racism with her books and was the first black woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. Based on Morrison’s essay collection »The Source of Self-Regard«, the American writer Tayari Jones
Nine-year-old Emil has fallen head over heels in love with Florine, his new classmate. She proposes a game to him in which she is a princess and he is a servant. Now, Emil must fulfill every one of Florine’s wishes. But then she falls for Alexander because, after all, Emil
From the point of view of 13-year-old Hovanes, everyday life is described among a group of young people with disabilities who are cared for by two nuns in an orphanage. A second perspective is that of Ana, who writes a report about the facility. The novel – an »ambitious debut« [1001 Buch]
This book is a real grab bag of poetic and humorous poems about being on the road. Stories include flying cows, train-riding swans, donkey drivers on Crete, and a land where humans and tigers share beds. »A wonderful, extraordinary, and multifaceted book of poems« [1001 Book] that explores many facets
Against the background of the Islamist attacks in Conflans-SainteHonorine and Nice, the argumentative writings of the French philosopher Pascal Bruckner, »in the antitotalitarian and secular spirit of Voltaire and Camus« [Die Welt],are directed on the one hand against Islamism and on theother hand against that part of the political left
Bujar’s father is dying, and his friend Agim is beaten up for wearing women’s clothing. Together, the two young men leave their home country of Albania. The search for a better future is also the search for a new identity. »The brutal beauty of ›Crossing‹ comes from its almost cellular
At only 25 years old, Naja Marie Aidt’s son dies in an accident in 2015. In »Carl’s Book«, the author recounts the months following the accident. Densely and poetically, she leads the reader to the limits of a language of mourning and enters into a dialogue with poets who have
