Literature
 Read and Listen

© Goethe-Institut / Illustration: Tobias Schrank © Goethe-Institut / Illustration: Tobias Schrank
Christoph Hassenzahl Photo: Christoph Hassenzahl

July 15, 2020
 “They are its lifeblood”

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”.
Social Translating

Social Translating

In the Social Translating project, literary translators from Asia translate German novels into their languages and meet on the e-book platform Lectory.
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Literature
 Voices from Indonesia

This on-line anthology aims to give an insight into the rich world of stories from the Indonesian Archipelago, taking the reader to different islands, ethnic groups, languages and religions

Frankfurt Book Fair 2019

Festive opening at Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 Photo (detail): © Frankfurter Buchmesse/Marc Jacquemin

Frankfurt Book Fair 2019
 A licence to read

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.
Hauke Hückstädt at the Literaturhaus Frankfurt Photo (detail): © Domenic Driessen

Literature on the stage
 Please just give me one picture!

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.
Sebastião Salgado, brasilianischer Fotojournalist Foto (Detail): © picture alliance/TT News Agency

Sebastião Salgado
 For services to humankind

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.
Tristan Marquardt talking with Regine Hader. Photo (detail): © Emma Film

Video interview
 Dare to be diverse!

In which direction is the literary industry developing? Tina Lurz, Tristan Marquardt and Zoë Beck are helping to shape this change. As literary bloggers, literary mediators and publishers they talk about diversity in the literary world – and about the influence we as readers can have.

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