Sophie Dannenberg was born in 1971. She studied Literature and Philosophy in Dublin, New Albany and in Capri. Her first novel ‘Das bleiche Herz der Revolution'(t: The Pale Heart of Revolution), a sardonic satire about the generation of ’68 from the point of view of their children, was published in
Semezdin Mehmedinoviç was born in Kiseljak, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in 1960. After studying Comparative Literature and Librarianship in Sarajevo, he worked as an editor for the opposition magazines for young people ‘Lica’ and ‘Valter’. He also did performance art. He published his first book of poetry ‘Modrac’ in 1984, and his second
Guest at the ilb 2004 Rupert Neudeck was born in Gdañsk in 1939. He did his PhD in Theology in 1972. Since 1976 Neudeck has worked as a freelance journalist, among others for the Deutschlandfunk in Cologne. Together with Heinrich Böll he founded the Cap Anamur/German Emergency Physicians. Since 1998
Rolf Hochhuth was born in 1931 in Eschwege in Hesse. While apprenticing to be a bookseller and working in bookshops, he also attended lectures in history, philosophy and literature at the Universities of Heidelberg and Munich. As of 1955 Hochhuth was able to work afternoons as an editor for the
Roméo Dallaire was born in Denekamp, The Netherlands, in 1946. The retired general lieutenant spent thirty-six years serving in the Canadian army. As commander of the UN Blue Helmets in Rwanda in 1993 and 1994, he called in vain for a military UN mandate in order to stop the genocide.
Rafael Chirbes was born in Tabernes de Valldigna, near Valencia, Spain, in 1949. Early on in his life he was drawn to big cities like Salamanca, Madrid, and Barcelona. After finishing his studies in modern history in Madrid, he wrote literature and film reviews, as well as reportage for various
Poni Micharvegas was born in San Fernando, near Buenos Aires, in 1953. He studied Medicine and worked as a physician, he published poems and other texts, was educated in psychoanalysis, was involved in the work of various theatre groups and went on lecture and concert tours in Argentina. After the
Peter Truschner was born in Klagenfurt in 1967 and grew up in Kärnten, Austria, in Maria Saal, the village already immortalised in literature by Thomas Bernhard and Peter Turrini. He studied Communications, Philosophy and Politics at Salzburg University and from 1990 onwards his work was published in various cultural and
Petr Borkovec was born in Louòovice, central Bohemia, in 1970. Since 1992 the poet and arts editor has worked for the arts magazine »Souvislosti« (t: Connections) and since 2000 with the literature journal »Literární noviny«. As a translator, his interests have been predominantly in Russian poetry (for example, Vladimir Nabokov,
Peter Carey was born in 1943 in Bacchus Marsh, a small town in the State of Victoria, Australia. He began to study Natural Science, but gave that up in order to write. He made a living as a copywriter, first in Melbourne and then in London. After a few years in
Peter Cole was born in Paterson/New Jersey, USA, in 1957. He began studying Hebrew in Jerusalem in 1981, and has since divided his time between Israel and the United States. He has worked intensively on Hebrew literature, with special emphasis on medieval Hebrew poetry. In 1988 he started the ambitious
Peter Eigenwas born in Augsburg, Germany, in 1938. The lawyer has worked for the World Bank in South America and Africa since 1968, most recently as the Director of the World Bank in East Africa. In 1993 he founded ‘Transparency International’ an NGO, which fights corruption in ninety countries. His
