Post Tagged with: "German"
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Roman Ehrlich
The critically acclaimed writer Roman Ehrlich is certainly one of the most unconventional and interesting voices among young contemporary writers in Germany and Authors & the World is happy to welcome him […]
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Pacing out a Polyglot Poetics
To what extent is reading a book like walking into a museum? In this conversation, held in early 2017 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Rebecca Braun and Ulrike […]
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Being Günter Grass
This chapter by Rebecca Braun looks at the British reception of Günter Grass specifically as the author of The Tin Drum, with an emphasis on the final 25 years of […]
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Ulrike Draesner
German author Ulrike Draesner returned to Lancaster University from 17th–20th February as Writer-in-Residence, whilst teaching students on the topic of Translation as a Cultural Practice. Ulrike Draesner has won multiple awards across […]
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Thesis of the Month: The Currency of Translation
Sally-Ann Spencer reflects on the evolution of her PhD thesis and finds its end at the beginning as she follows an author across languages. (Thesis Title: Books Across Borders: […]
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Conference Report: World Authors and Translators in the Global Circulation of Capital 2 July – 3 July 2015
By Anna-Katharina Krüger, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München The first conference day started early in the morning, after a wonderful breakfast during which I already had the chance to meet some of the speakers […]
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News: Authors and the World in London
On Friday 5 December, Authors & the World is having its first event outside Lancaster. Rebecca Braun, Emily Spiers and guest-member Sally-Ann Spencer will be working with a mixed cohort […]
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Blog: Mind over Matter? The Physical Presence of Literature, by Joanna Neilly
On 22 March 1832, Germany’s ‘poet prince’ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe died, aged 82. By 4 April, he was already being moved into the realm of myth, as a […]
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Blog: Dialing 999 for Authors
Dialing 999 for Authors in Contemporary German Studies: Thoughts on 2014 AGS Conference What do 1968, a popular East German TV crime series, and contemporary theatre production practices have in […]
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