A moving laudatio was offered by Harold Augenbraum in honor of Norton’s Robert Weil receiving the Friedrich Ulfers Prize at the Festival Neue Literatur.
Festival Neue Literatur: Monique Truong on Translations
To mark the opening of the 6th Festival Neue Literatur in New York, Monique Truong argues literary translation is a form of its own and deserves respect.
5th Festival Neue Literatur to Bring German Authors to NYC
The fifth annual Festival Neue Literatur begins in NYC on February 28 with a series of readings and discussions with German-language authors.
Sara Bershtel Wins Friedrich Ulfers Prize Ahead of Festival Neue Literatur
Metropolitan Books publisher Sara Bershtel will receive the 2014 Friedrich Ulfers Prize for her contributions to German literature in the USA. The prize is part of NYC’s Festival Neue Literatur.
Festival Neue Literatur Hits New York City This Weekend
The Festival Neue Literatur features six up-and-coming German-language authors from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland appearing in New York City this weekend.
British Book Awards 2017: The ‘Nibbies’ Honor Literature and Industry
The combination of the UK’s leading book industry awards with the ‘Nibbies’ produces The Bookseller’s broad picture of a robust and busy books community.
Monique Truong: Why German Literature Is ‘Seriously Funny’
Festival Neue Literatur chairperson and author Monique Truong explains why this year’s festival theme, Seriously Funny, is actually the perfect fit for German literature.
Austrian Literature in Translation: Asymptote Speaks With Ariande Press
At Asymptote, Eve Richter interviewed Karl Johns, founding editor of Ariadne Press, which has been publishing Austrian literature in translation since 1998.
Norton’s Robert Weil on His Career Promoting German Literature
Norton executive editor Robert Weil reflects on his career in response to winning this year’s Friedrich Ulfers Prize for the promotion of German literature.
Carol Brown Janeway Honored for Contributions to German Literature
For her work translating and publishing a distinguished list of German-language authors in the USA, Knopf executive Carol Brown Janeway has received the 2013 Friedrich Ulfers Prize.