The Germany Magazine of the Goethe-Institut

Cherrypicker
Kant is by no means rigid!

300 years ago, on 22 April 1724, Immanuel Kant was born. In this anniversary year, he is being honoured, celebrated and critically examined as an important philosopher and pioneer of the Enlightenment. Here is a small selection of current books about him.

Key art from the Disney+ original series "Sam - A Saxon" feature the title character Samuel Njankouo Meffire portrayed by Malick Bauer.

"Sam - A Saxon" - From Cop to Convict

Angela Zierow

<i>Currywurst</i> snack stand in Berlin, the birthplace of the spicy, saucy, German sausage speciality.

Celebrating the currywurst The curried sausage, an icon of German cuisine

Carsten Sebastian Henn

When it comes to Germany and fashion, the one and only golden rule is: practicality comes first.

From: Frankly ... integrated by Sineb El Masrar

Drawing of utensils from various professions — #MeinJob

People from all over the world come to Germany tor work. Learn their stories!

Milky Chance at a photo shoot in a street in Paris

SoundBites
Where the Hell is Kassel?

They played their hit on Jimmy Kimmel’s show and achieved platinum status five times in the USA alone. Milky Chance and their song Stolen Dance are one of Germany’s greatest music exports – yet hardly anyone has heard of them.

Linus Volkmann

their hand and points to a poster with a typographically different A

Word! The Language Column
Speeding Down the Endless Red Slipway

Ulrike Almut Sandig, a prize-winning poet in her own right, also translates poetry into German. What makes this such a challenging endeavour? What’s the story behind “free adaptation”? Our new columnist opens the doors to her workshop – and takes us all over the world from there. First stop: New Zealand!

Ulrike Almut Sandig

Cherrypicker
So much everyday racism

In her evocative young adult novel, Kathrin Schrocke writes about pervasive racism, white privilege and the typical adolescent thought processes of a 16-year-old.