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So That There Are Fewer Bad Texts: Creative Writing in Hildesheim and Leipzig

You can learn to write better: the Leipzig German Creative Writing Program and the University of Hildesheim train writing talents to become authors.More ...

Dazzling, But Completely Out – The Writer Gerhard Köpf

There are writers in Germany who can hardly live from their work. Among them are outstanding authors, including some who, were hailed as the future of German literature. One of these is Gerhard Köpf.More ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bridge-builders for German-language Literature

Even though promoting contemporary German-language literature is considered a laborious business, there is actually a whole series of institutions that are committed to this with plenty of ideas and great enthusiasm.More ...

Literature for children and youth

German language literature for children and youth

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Everything you’ve always wanted to know about German literature in the USA

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Book Club 02/15/12	European Book Club: German Session	Austrian Cultural Forum New York
Book Club 03/07/12	German Book Club reads Herta Müller (extra session)	Goethe-Institut New York