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No to Clichés. On the German-speaking Reception of Drago Jančar’s Books. / Klischeeverweigerung. Über die Rezeption der Bücher Drago Jančars im deutschen Sprachraum.

Posted by Peter Zimmermann | Permalink | filed under: Trends in European Contemporary Literature, 2016

The success of East European literatures in the German-speaking world has a direct correlation with expectations and – yes, also – clichés that German-speaking publishers conjure up about the East.

2016-06-13 | Read more

World Book Day in Catalonia's Capital Barcelona – The Bookseller Event of the Year

Posted by Renata Zamida | Permalink | filed under: Trends in European Contemporary Literature, 2016

The nineteenth consecutive World Book and Copyright Day...

2016-06-06 | Read more

EUROPEAN LITERATURE NIGHT 2016

Posted by Rosie Goldsmith | Permalink | filed under: Trends in European Contemporary Literature, 2016

by Rosie Goldsmith

2016-06-02 | Read more

Print publishers and young readers: stages of a difficult relationship

Posted by Henning Kornfeld | Permalink | filed under: Trends in European Contemporary Literature, 2016

It’s a decline without precedence: the teen magazine “Bravo” – for decades this was like “Smash Hits” for German teenagers – today, on average, only reaches 140,000 readers per issue. Ten years ago ...

2016-05-30 | Read more

Europe and the Man Booker International Prize

Posted by Judith Vonberg | Permalink | filed under: Trends in European Contemporary Literature, 2016

On Monday evening, Han Kang was announced as the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for her novel The Vegetarian.

2016-05-23 | Read more

Slovenian Authors and Publishers in Vienna – April 2016

Posted by Renata Zamida | Permalink | filed under: Trends in European Contemporary Literature, 2016

Four late April evenings dedicated to Slovenian literature have enticed the Viennese audience with an exciting programme, with Slovenian works translated into German...