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"I was captivated by its highly original narrative and its strong female protagonist." Translator Alexandra Roesch about Stefan Cordes' debut novel "BILLIE – To Heaven on Wild Horses" 📚📖 Read the full interview below ⬇️
NBG intern Sarah Wolbach interviews translator Alexandra Roesch about her career in translation, her recent translation of Stefanie vor Schulte's Boy with Black Rooster and what she'd like to translate in the future.
https://t.co/mvQ0WOJCXj
From the jury's verdict:
"[...] With this book, Morina provides surprising and necessary impulses for current social discussions. Her book risks a lot without polarising - democracy is a process, not a state."
Congratulations to our author Christina Morina for winning the German Non-Fiction Prize 2024 for her work “Tausend Aufbrüche” (“A Thousand Departures. Germans and democracy since the 1980s”)!👏🎉
Congratulations to our author Christina Morina for winning the German Non-Fiction Prize 2024 for her work “Tausend Aufbrüche” (“A Thousand Departures. Germans and democracy since the 1980s”)!👏🎉
From the jury's statement: "A gem that impresses with its fine depiction of emotions, the colorful setting and its equally catchy and captivating narrative style. A pleasure to read, full of special characters, a gripping and exciting plot..."
https://t.co/pBrcBRKL4m
Congratulations to our author, Yasmin Shakarami, for winning the DELIA Literature Prize 2024 in the Young Love category with her young adult novel "Tokyo Rain" (Tokioregen). 🥳💜Rights already sold to Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, and Spain.
Congratulations to our author, Yasmin Shakarami, for winning the DELIA Literature Prize 2024 in the Young Love category with her young adult novel "Tokyo Rain" (Tokioregen). 🥳💜Rights already sold to Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, and Spain.
Exciting news again for our picture book "The Swing" (Die Schaukel) by Britta Teckentrup @BTeckentrup! This time in Greece! 🇬🇷 It has received the Elnipex prize for best cross-over title in the under 12 category. 🥳💙
https://t.co/WgMRFWmaFy
Excited to share that our beautiful picture book "The Swing" (Die Schaukel) by Britta Teckentrup @BTeckentrup is now a finalist for the Premio Orbil in the Illustrated Books category! 📚✨Keeping our fingers crossed!
https://t.co/Q7YgqdWxvn
#PremioOrbil
📚 Exciting Literary Encounter in Paris!
Register for the literary event featuring our author Ulrike Draesner and her compelling novel "Die Verwandelten" ("Les Transformés")
🗓️February 8th, 19:30 - 21:30
⬇️https://t.co/9FoRGQyaVR
Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season from the Foreign Rights Team at PRH Germany!! 🎄🎅 Stay tuned for a 2024 filled with more literary adventures. Take care, happy Holidays and see you next year! 🎄📚
Our author Moritz Riesewieck will be in Rome presenting the Italian edition of ”Vom Ende der Endlichkeit“ on December 8 at 14:30 at La Nuvola. He will be joined by philosopher and publisher Andrea Colamedici. For more information, please follow this link: https://t.co/GaXaWNaxb6
⬇️Read about "Wild Maneuvers" (Wilde Manöver) by our author Judith Keller @LuchterhandLit
"Making a case for fiction being stranger than the truth, this is a bold and extremely readable novel by a standout voice in contemporary Swiss literature."
These six books are shortlisted for the German Book Prize with the winner to receive €25,000 when the annual award is presented next month.
Sample translations for several of the shortlisted works are available via @newgermanbooks: https://t.co/9vkadyXW6J