German Book Prize Shortlist (Update)
Some English samples of the German Book Prize finalists are now available online at Signandsight.com. Specifically, they have samples available from: Lady Midday (Die Mittagsfrau) by Julia Franck (excerpt); Angry Sheep (Böse Schafe) by Katja Lange-Müller (excerpt); Wallner Begins to Fly (Wallner beginnt ...
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German Book Prize
The longlist for the 2007 German Book Prize was announced yesterday. (See the full list after the jump.) Here’s what spokesperson for the judges, Felicitas von Lovenberg had to say about the selection of these 20 books from the 117 submitted titles: “Without allowing ourselves to be seduced by celebrity or ...
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Everything Thomas Bernhard Wrote Sounds Interesting
Too bad directors aren’t always up to the task. Via signandsight.com: Thomas Bernhard wrote his first full-length play “Ein Fest für Boris” ( A party for Boris) in 1966 for the Salzburg Festival, however the then president considered the grotesque drama about legless cripples “too dreary”: ...
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