The six titles on the German Book Prize shortlist are said to 'demonstrate political urgency in a particularly clever manner.' The post The German Book Prize Names Its 2020 Shortlist of Novels appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-15 13:51:12 UTC ]
'A diverse range of themes' and experimentation with form are reflected in the 2020 longlist announced by the jury of the German Book Prize. The post German Book Prize Jury Names 20 Novels to Its 2020 Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-18 12:59:15 UTC ]
The coronavirus pandemic has hit the German book industry hard with sales down 13.9% year on year in the first half of 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-10 04:40:48 UTC ]
For seeing society's wealth as reflecting 'the opportunities for development available to all individuals,' the German book trade's Peace Prize goes to Amartya Sen. The post Economist Amartya Sen Wins 2020 German Trade Peace Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-17 13:51:51 UTC ]
Longtime publisher of S. Fischer Verlag and patron of German literature, Monika Schoeller leaves behind a remarkable legacy in German book publishing The post Remembering German Publisher Monika Schoeller appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-26 14:38:00 UTC ]
Bosnian-German author Saša Stanišić is the 2019 German Book Prize winner for 'Origins,' about recollection and identity. The post Saša Stanišić Wins 2019 German Book Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-15 06:14:12 UTC ]
FOR A BOOK WRITTEN in the past five years, Robert Menasse’s The Capital, published for the first time in the United States last month in a translation by Jamie Bulloch, feels strangely dated. In the time it’s taken the novel to win the 2017 German Book Prize and be translated into English, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-10-11 19:00:17 UTC ]
Frankfurt 2021 Guest of Honor Spain roklls out €230,000 (US$252,383) in translation funding this week, and the German Book Prize announces live streaming. The post Frankfurt Notes: Spain’s New Translation Funds; Germany’s Book Prize Broadcasts appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-09 09:12:49 UTC ]
Jury chair Jörg Magenau says that issues of family relationships and contemporary male identity are at play in the German Book Prize 2019 shortlist. The post German Book Prize Releases Its 2019 Shortlist: ‘Generational Shift’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-24 04:36:36 UTC ]
Citing 'so many successful debuts to discover' among its list of 20 titles, the jury of the German Book Prize has released its 2019 longlist. The post German Book Prize Releases Its 2019 Longlist: A ‘Stimulating Discussion’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-20 09:46:31 UTC ]
Yellow Kite has bought a bestselling German book on the power of natural medicine from Dr Andreas Michalsen. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 07:37:19 UTC ]
The German book industry reported cumulated sales growth of 2.3 percent for the first six months of 2019 despite two sharp declines in March and June, when sales were down 11.8 and 7.1 percent respectively. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-08 17:57:00 UTC ]
During the Berlin Book Days events this week, the Börsenverein has praised Salgado for 'raising worldwide awareness for the fate of laborers and migrants as well as for the living conditions of indigenous peoples.' The post Brazilian Photographer Sebastião Salgado Wins German Book Trade Peace... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-18 13:44:39 UTC ]