Literature

The Bonn publisher Stefan Weidle, the Chairman of the Kurt Wolff Foundation; photo: Barbara Weidle

Small Publishing Houses in Germany – An Interview with Stefan Weidle

There are about 80 small publishing houses in Germany. They promise independence not only with respect to content. An interview with the Chairman of the Kurt Wolff Foundation, the publisher Stefan Weidle.More ...
Impressions of the 2012 Leipzig Book Fair; photo: Leipziger Messe GmbH / Norman Rembarz

A Celebration of Reading – The 2012 Leipzig Book Fair

From March 15 to 18, Leipzig was the European capital of reading. Present as guests at the four-day Book Fair were over 2,000 publishers and almost 2,800 authors, and there were 163,500 visitors.More ...
Silke Scheuermann; © Schöffling und Co/Harald Schröder

Writer and Cosmopolitan: Silke Scheuermann

In German literature, Silke Scheuermann has established herself as a poet and novelist who is equally at home in literature and in the world.More ...
Reader at Frankfurt Book Fair; © Frankfurter Buchmesse/Peter Hirth

Continuity and Change: The Book Market in Germany

The eBook revolution has as yet failed to materialize and printed books are still thriving even in these difficult times. Nonetheless, there are signs of dramatic changes on the book market.More ...

Encounters

The World Through the Eyes of German Authors

Goethe-Institut Translation Programme

Programme for Promoting the Translation of German Books into a Foreign Language

Literature in Germany

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