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The German List

German literature in English translation

Demanding, modern German-language literature in English – that is the German List. Since 2009 the Kolkata based publishing house Seagull Books has been editing this series. More than 100 translations have already been published.

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Translation into Kannada
22 Bahnen // ನನ್ನ ತಂಗಿ ಈಡಾ

About the book 22 Bahnen
Tilda's days are jam-packed: juggling studies, a supermarket job, and caring for her little sister Ida, all while managing the consequences of her mother's alcoholism. Tilda, her mother and sister live in a grim house on Fröhlichstraße in a small German town. Her friends have moved to cities like Amsterdam and Berlin, while she has stayed behind to care for her sister and her home. But change is on the horizon. Offered a prestigious doctoral position in Berlin, Tilda glimpses a future of freedom and possibility. 

22 Bahnen dives into the tumult of family life in small-town Germany, exploring the delicate balance between responsibility and the pursuit of happiness.

ನನ್ನ ತಂಗಿ ಈಡಾ, the Kannada translation of the German bestseller 22 Bahnen by debut author Caroline Wahl, has been translated by Harsha Raghuram from Bangalore and it is published by Chanda Pustaka.

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