Literature
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According to Judith Schalansky, author of Verzeichnis einiger Verluste, the book is like a close relationship to someone she’s known since childhood.
 

Writer Judith Schalansky talks of loss, of forgetting ­– and of the book as the perfect medium

Christoph Hassenzahl works in the licensing department of the Suhrkamp Verlag, where he is, among other things, in charge of East Asian countries. We asked him four questions about the Social Translating Project, especially in regard to the discourse on Judith Schalansky’s “An Inventory of Certain Losses”.

Every year, authors from all over the world meet the people of South Sulawesi at the Makassar International Writers Festival. This time, everything revolves around voices and noise.

Marius Hulpe said poetry must remain independent, that we must never feel limited in writing poetry

Love changed the path of time/Because of love time divided into two/With you and the longing to reverse the past….

Because of the corona epidemic, the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2020 will run exclusively on a digital platform. It’s a pity about all the face-to-face encounters that won’t happen because of this, thinks Berit Glanz – and she’s also relishing the increasing number of inspiring literary debates on social media.

Reading at home is also quite nice, but ...  Hauke Hückstädt, director of the Literaturhaus Frankfurt, in an interview with pictures – about his favourite new publications and the future of literature.

Every October, the media and publishing industry gathers in Frankfurt – at the world’s foremost fair for print and digital content, deals are done, networks are established, and of course literature is celebrated to the full. Karin Janker is only too happy to be overwhelmed.

This year’s Peace Prize of the German Book Trade goes to the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. An artist who makes human suffering the theme of his photographs – and who believes he has a duty to protect the environment.