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THE BIG POND #04THE COLOSSI OF BUFFALO

Buffalo, New York, was at one time the world’s foremost grain port. More than a dozen enormous grain silos still attest to that fact – awesome colossi made of wood, steel, and reinforced concrete. Their surreal quality also fascinated European pioneers of modern architecture, including Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe. 

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Cloud 9Age, Love, Daily Life

What happens when a man’s wife falls in love with somebody else at the age of almost 70? Cloud 9 gives an immediate and intense account of the former East Germany and of the acute emotional present.

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Riverside Drive Revisted

Just over 50 years ago, Uwe Johnson, a German writer living in New York, began writing Anniversaries, one of the great masterpieces of postwar German literature. On the occasion of the first complete English translation of Anniversaries, the Goethe-Institut investigates what makes this such an enduring classic. 

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The Big Pond. A US-German listening series

In collaboration with American and German radio stations and producers, we are bringing a series of 50 radio features to you that explore the relationship between Germany and the US on all levels. From pretzels and beer to the Berlin Wall, from motorcycles to recycling, each piece offers a fresh perspective on just how much these two countries share.