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Web special 100 German Must-Reads: David Levitz (left) and Sabine Kieselbach (Copyright: DW)

Reading Matter? 100 German Must-Reads!

DW's list of German-language novels published since 1900 that have been translated into English is the first of its kind.  

Swiss writer Lukas Bärfuss wins prestigious Georg Büchner Prize

Schriftsteller Lukas Bärfuss (picture-alliance/dpa/telam/P. Ribas)

German's most esteemed literary prize has been awarded to the prodigious Swiss author, playright and essayist, who was praised for examining the "fundamental existential condition of modern life."  

Hard times for democracy, says historian Timothy Snyder

Deutschland Kultursymposium Weimar 2019 Timothy Snyder (Bernhard Ludewig)

Is liberal democracy at its end? How should we deal with the rise of populism fueled by fake news on the internet? Yale historian and world-renowned author Timothy Snyder discusses these burning issues with DW.  

'Promise me you'll shoot yourself': Nazi Germany's suicide wave

Allied soldiers read the newspaper announcing Hitler's death (picture alliance/Everett Collection)

With the Allies closing in and capitulation imminent, thousands of ordinary citizens in Nazi Germany killed themselves in a wave of mass suicides. Florian Huber's book on the taboo story is now available in English.  

Cornelia Funke and Guillermo del Toro turn 'Pan's Labyrinth' into a novel

Buchcover Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun book cover by Harper Collins (Harper Collins)

Both are masters of the fantasy genre. Now, the Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker and bestselling German author have collaborated on a literary adaptation of del Toro's acclaimed dark fantasy film "Pan's Labyrinth."  

Eric Carle's Children Books on Exhibit: The Very Hungry Caterpillar turns 50 (1977 Eric Carle)

The universe of beloved illustrator and author Eric Carle

Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" remains a children's classic 50 years after it was published. It's being celebrated with an exhibition at the Wilhelm Busch Museum for Caricature and Drawings in Hanover.  

Fernanda Melchor Autorenfoto Porträt (privat)

Nightmarish realism: Fernanda Melchor on the haunting voices of 'Hurricane Season'

Fernanda Melchor and German translator Angelica Ammar have won the International Literature Award for "Hurricane Season." DW had a chat with the Mexican writer, whose novel depicts life in an extremely harsh society.  

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Buchvorstellung Thilo Sarrazin

Germany's center-left SPD ousts anti-Islam writer

Thilo Sarrazin, 74, has said he will appeal the decision, and denies claims that his books are racist. SPD leadership has welcomed the decision, as they have tried three times to oust Sarrazin.
Africa Cup of Nations 2019 - Viertelfinale - Senegal gegen Benin | Jubel

Africa Cup of Nations 2019: Senegal and Nigeria reach semis

Senegal became the first side to book their place in the Africa Cup of Nations 2019 semifinals courtesy of a 1-0 win over Benin, while Nigeria overcame South Africa thanks to a last-gasp winner.
Bitcoin

Real Sci-Fi: Anarchists, tech utopians and digital cash

The story of cryptocurrency reads like science fiction - technology shaping the real world. Finn Brunton wrote the book.
Schriftsteller Lukas Bärfuss

Swiss writer Lukas Bärfuss wins prestigious Georg Büchner Prize

German's most esteemed literary prize has been awarded to the prodigious Swiss author, playright and essayist, who was praised for examining the "fundamental existential condition of modern life."

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Summer reading: Environment books that changed the world

While Fridays for Future protests have spotlighted burning climate crisis issues, books that articulate our pressing environmental ills are also transforming popular consciousness about our precarious planet.

Paris 1945 Extrablatt Zeitung Hitler Dead

'Promise me you'll shoot yourself': Nazi Germany's suicide wave

With the Allies closing in and capitulation imminent, thousands of ordinary citizens in Nazi Germany killed themselves in a wave of mass suicides. Florian Huber's book on the taboo story is now available in English.
Buchcover Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Cornelia Funke and Guillermo del Toro turn 'Pan's Labyrinth' into a novel

Both are masters of the fantasy genre. Now, the Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker and bestselling German author have collaborated on a literary adaptation of del Toro's acclaimed dark fantasy film "Pan's Labyrinth."

Aufführung Eine Frau flieht vor einer Nachricht von David Grossman

German theater brings David Grossman novel to Israeli stage

How can a Frankfurt theater bring a deeply Israeli experience of war, trauma and violent loss to the stage in Tel Aviv? A German-language production of Grossman's "To the End of the Land" grappled with this challenge.
Podcast Inside Europe

Inside Europe podcast 27.06.2019

Climate change and Europe's searing heatwave - The Czech prime minister survives a no-confidence vote – An unprecedented defeat for the Turkish president - Swedes swap planes for trains for their summer holidays – A migrant rescue vessel ignores Italian ban – Alcohol sales in Scotland reach record low – Greece’s scam culture – And summer picks for good books.

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Inside Europe: Summer picks for good books

Wondering what to read these holidays? Keith Walker's guest runs Ireland's biggest book club, the Rick O'Shea Book Club. And with more than 25,000 members, he knows a thing or two about books. Rick goes through his summer picks for the best books.

Fußball - Deutschlands U21 Spiel gegen Rumänien

U21 Euros: Germany win thriller to reach final

Germany overcame a flurry of intense transition football from a talented Romania team to book their spot in the U21 Euro final. In the other semifinal, Spain beat France to set up a rematch of the last U21 Euro final.
Kim Il Sung Universität

Australian student missing in North Korea, Canberra seeking information

Alek Sigley, studying for a master's in Korean literature in Pyongyang, is one of only a handful of Westerners in the country. Australia called reports of his possible detention "a matter of the utmost seriousness."