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04/18/2024
April 18, 2024
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Reports & Analysis
Germany's President Steinmeier calls for unity amid upheaval
Germany's President Steinmeier calls for unity amid upheaval
A book by Frank-Walter Steinmeier titled 'We' searches for diversity in the face of division.
Salman Rushdie reflects on attack in 'Knife'
Salman Rushdie reflects on attack in 'Knife'
In "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder," Salman Rushdie explores the stabbing that nearly killed him in 2022.
Graphic novel tells the stories of LGTBQ+ people over 50
Graphic novel tells the stories of LGTBQ+ people over 50
A new book by a Berlin-based comic publisher illustrates stories of older LGTBQ+ people, aiming to bridge the age gap.
A radical humanist: Israeli philosopher Omri Boehm
A radical humanist: Israeli philosopher Omri Boehm
Omri Boehm insists that universal humanistic principles can help solve the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
Paper book or e-reader: Which is better for the planet?
Paper book or e-reader: Which is better for the planet?
Rising digital and hard copy book usage has environmental consequences, yet reading is becoming more sustainable.
Child education: Are computers or books better for learning?
Child education: Are computers or books better for learning?
Commentators often pit books against computers as the best learning tools, but the real issue is poverty.
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In the spotlight
AI helps scientists read 'unreadable' Herculaneum scrolls
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to decode text on scrolls buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.
War for children: Armed conflict in picture books
First Ukraine, now Israel and Hamas — war stirs fear. What do children's picture books tell us about war?
Touring Slovenia's literary landscape
The literary scene in Slovenia, guest of honor at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair, has many strong voices.
Rushdie wins Peace Prize of German Book Trade
Writer Salman Rushdie is a passionate defender of freedom of thought, but that has come at a high price.
Salman Rushdie: 'Writers have no armies'
After surviving a brutal knife attack, the Indian-British author is at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where DW met him.
Drago Jancar puts Slovenia on the literary map
As the Frankfurt Book Fair celebrates Slovenia, DW spoke to Drago Jancar about his new novel, and an unresolved past.