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DW's list of German-language novels published since 1900 that have been translated into English is the first of its kind.
Jan Bazuin wrote a diary about his experiences during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, including his time as a forced laborer. Now published as a book, his testimony will also inspire a new app.
Sasha Filipenko speaks and writes openly about the conditions in his native Belarus and in Russia — that's why he lives in exile today. Against the backdrop of current events, his latest novel has a special resonance.
The war is changed the way we look at those in power: How does Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin see Putin, and what does Ukrainian filmmaker Maxim Melnyk make of Zelenskyy?
Stella Nyanzi sacrificed everything: her life and her freedom to fight for women's rights in her home country of Uganda. Twice she was sent behind bars because of her radical behavior. As of February 2022 the activist lives in exile in Munich.
DW looks at the winners and the debates surrounding the German Book Prize.
They are young, they are smart - and they are a breath of fresh air for literature. A new generation of authors is done with clichés. They talk of migration, colonialism and changing the way we look at history.
How do women artists experience the war in Ukraine and look to the future? Perspectives from Moscow and Kyiv. Yevgenia Belorusets reports from the warfront. She has already artistically represented Maidan square and the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
A new exhibition in Bonn revisits Simone de Beauvoir's "The Second Sex." The French existentialist philosopher's book is more relevant today than ever, says German feminist Alice Schwarzer.
A "Concert for Peace" headed by star conductor Daniel Barenboim, and a later rally by literary luminaries at the site of the Nazi book burnings, bookended a day of solidarity with Ukraine.
The author's latest book explores the "smooth" generation — people who are now around 40. Among them are Germany's new young politicians: How are they dealing with the war in Ukraine?
His current novel, "Never," imagines a nuclear war between China and the United States. In a DW interview, Follett says it could also have been a book about Russia and Ukraine.
"The Betrayal of Anne Frank," a book that has sparked controversy about who betrayed Frank to the Nazis, will be published in German in a revised and annotated version. A critic calls the project historical revisionism.
This year's Munich Security Report on the the global situation makes for grim reading. It sets the stage for one of the leading forums on defense and security policy: the annual Munich Security Conference.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has condemned the killing of a man by a mob of about 300 people in the country's east. The man was reportedly seen desecrating Islam's holy book inside a mosque.
A new collection of essays details the discrimination and exclusion experienced by queer people in the Catholic Church in Germany, adding to mounting pressure on the embattled institution to carry out reforms.
More popular in Europe that his native United States, where he has also gained cult status, the author recalls doubting whether he'd ever gain literary success.
The move comes after heavy criticism against claims made in the book based on a long investigation into Anne Frank's alleged betrayer.
Creator Art Spiegelman said he was "baffled" by the "demented" decision to remove his book from the curriculum over eight swear words and depictions of "nakedness."
