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Christa Wolf in the Academy of the Arts, Berlin, 2008. © dpa/picture alliance

The GDR’s Moral Arbiter – Christa Wolf – has died (12/02/2011)

Whether Divided Heaven or Cassandra: her books are part and parcel of the canon of German literature. Christa Wolf died on 1 December, 2011 following a long illness. She was 82.More ...

Eugen Ruge – A Skilled Dramatist and Matured Novelist

Eugen Ruge has been writing for over twenty years, primarily as a dramatist. In October 2011 his debut novel surprised many by winning the German Book Prize.More ...

Titelgrafik der Broschüre „Wer die Welt lesen will, muss sie verstehen. Wir arbeiten daran“ des Verbands deutschsprachiger Übersetzer; © Angélica Chio

Cultural Bridge Builders. Literature Translation in Germany

Around three quarters of all the books on German bestseller lists are the work of non-German authors. Readers often do not realize how much of their reading pleasure they owe to translators.More ...