The 20-title longlist for the German Book Prize has been announced. The winner, announced on October 10, will receive 25,000 euros.
“Translators are the Bottleneck” in Iceland’s Prep for Star Turn at Frankfurt 2011
By Amanda DeMarco You probably never expected to hear this in reference to Icelandic literature: “Translators are the bottleneck.” But as German publishers gear up for Iceland to be the Guest of Honor at the upcoming Frankfurt Book Fair, that’s exactly how Kristof Magnusson describes the situation. Magnusson, a writer whose most recent novel Das war ich nicht was long-listed for …
What’s the Buzz: Merkel Concerned About Online Copyright; Schmidt Wins German Book Prize
By Edward Nawotka On the eve of the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made it clear that she’s uncomfortable with the proposed Google Book Settlement. Speaking in her weekly video podcast, she expressed excitement about attending the Fair, while adding that “The German government has a clear position: copyrights have to be protected on the …