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Germany’s national coloursReclaiming the flag, or showing our true colours

After decades of a shadowy existence, the black, red and gold of the German flag have become standards signs of national pride at events like the Football World Cup. But fears are also growing that a new wave of nationalism may emerge from the shadows as well.

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Talking with...Olga Grjasnowa

At the Dhaka Lit Fest 2018, the German writer, Olga Grjasnowa, reads out from the translation (as yet unpublished) of her third novel, God is not Shy (German: Gott ist nicht Schüchtern). In her books the spotlight is is repeatedly on ‘freedom’. We talk to her about a term that is perhaps a little more problematic that it at first appears. 

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German Crime Fiction Awards Living in separate worlds

The gulf between the critics’ choice and what readers like is wider in crime fiction than in just about any other genre. Award-winning authors rarely make the bestseller lists.