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LR Poetry: Die Erde hebt uns auf (The earth lifts us up) by Tom Schulz

With his three cycles in "Die Erde hebt uns auf", Tom Schulz has produced an outstanding volume of poetry that is as beautifully sad and formally rigorous... With his three cycles in "Die Erde hebt uns auf", Tom Schulz has produced an outstanding volume of poetry that is as beautifully sad and formally rigorous...

November 15, 2024 November 15, 2024

LR Literature: A poem by Bana Baydoun, Lebanon

On the occasion of the current catastrophe in Lebanon, Israel and Palestine, we invited authors from the region to write for us - today it is a poem by Bana Baydoun. On the occasion of the current catastrophe in Lebanon, Israel and Palestine, we invited authors from the region to write for us - today it is a poem by Bana Baydoun.

November 12, 2024 November 12, 2024

LR Nonfiction: "Critique of the grand gesture" by Armin Nassehi

In "Kritik der großen Geste", sociology professor Armin Nassehi calls for politicians to refrain from making huge demands in times of crises... In "Kritik der großen Geste", sociology professor Armin Nassehi calls for politicians to refrain from making huge demands in times of crises...

November 9, 2024 November 9, 2024

LR Fiction: Joseph O'Neill's football and "Africa" novel "Godwin"

Joseph O'Neill's carefully researched football novel "Godwin" plays with the question of whether a biography with any degree of integrity can still unfold in this world Joseph O'Neill's carefully researched football novel "Godwin" plays with the question of whether a biography with any degree of integrity can still unfold in this world

November 7, 2024 November 7, 2024

LR Essay: US election special - Haiti and its diaspora in Mayday mode

In a longread, Erica Joseph explains how the now-ending US election campaign has not only deeply disturbed the Haitian diaspora in the US, but also provoked paradoxes. In a longread, Erica Joseph explains how the now-ending US election campaign has not only deeply disturbed the Haitian diaspora in the US, but also provoked paradoxes.

November 4, 2024 November 4, 2024

LR Report: Of encounters and misunderstandings - The FrankfurtBookFair

It took a little time to sort out the thoughts, encounters and encounters and summarise them into a few reflections on the Frankfurt Book Fair... It took a little time to sort out the thoughts, encounters and encounters and summarise them into a few reflections on the Frankfurt Book Fair...

October 31, 2024 October 31, 2024

LR Nonfiction: Robert Menasse & Does the European Union have a future?

In "The World of Tomorrow: A Sovereign Democratic Europe - and its Enemies", Robert Menasse asks whether nationalism is becoming the gravedigger of the EU... In "The World of Tomorrow: A Sovereign Democratic Europe - and its Enemies", Robert Menasse asks whether nationalism is becoming the gravedigger of the EU...

October 27, 2024 October 27, 2024

LR Report: What we keep quiet in the "truck" by Jhak Valcourt

On the occasion of the brutal deportations of Haitians from the Dominican Republic we are publishing a literary report by Haitian writer Jhak Valcourt... On the occasion of the brutal deportations of Haitians from the Dominican Republic we are publishing a literary report by Haitian writer Jhak Valcourt...

October 25, 2024 October 25, 2024

LR Prose: Mirror - A story from Morocco by Mohamed Khalfouf

As part of our new ‘Short Story of the Month’ format, today we are publishing a short story by the young Moroccan author Mohamed Khalfouf about a ‘mirror’... As part of our new ‘Short Story of the Month’ format, today we are publishing a short story by the young Moroccan author Mohamed Khalfouf about a ‘mirror’...

October 23, 2024 October 23, 2024

LR Interview with Nenden Lilis Aisyah: „Islam is not anti-feminist!“

Writer, poet and lecturer Nenden Lilis Aisyah on the development of Indonesian literature, politics, mass killings, feminism and the modern approach to Islam in Indonosia Writer, poet and lecturer Nenden Lilis Aisyah on the development of Indonesian literature, politics, mass killings, feminism and the modern approach to Islam in Indonosia

October 20, 2024 October 20, 2024

LR Essay: On sentences and lizards by Zsuzsanna Gahse

The moods of different languages and the corresponding moods of the speakers... The moods of different languages and the corresponding moods of the speakers...

October 18, 2024 October 18, 2024

LR Fiction Review: Gianfranco Calligarich's "Like a Wild God"

In "Like a Wild God", Gianfranco Calligarich transforms a forgotten, cruel piece of the puzzle that is Italian colonial history into a postmodern, sparkling mosaic... In "Like a Wild God", Gianfranco Calligarich transforms a forgotten, cruel piece of the puzzle that is Italian colonial history into a postmodern, sparkling mosaic...

October 16, 2024 October 16, 2024

LR Essay: Mayra Santos-Febres/Negra Letrada. Confesiones Afropoéticas

To mark the anniversary of the occupation of Latin America by Columbus on 12 October 1492, we are publishing an essay by Mayra Santos-Febres... To mark the anniversary of the occupation of Latin America by Columbus on 12 October 1492, we are publishing an essay by Mayra Santos-Febres...

October 12, 2024 October 12, 2024

LR Report: Literature behind bars - Ronya Othmann in Spandau

Have a future: As part of the ILB, Ronya Othmann reads in the open prison in Spandau, Berlin... Have a future: As part of the ILB, Ronya Othmann reads in the open prison in Spandau, Berlin...

October 10, 2024 October 10, 2024

LR Fiction: "Wandering Stars", the new novel by Tommy Orange

"Wandering Stars", the new novel by Tommy Orange, is a gripping Native American family epic of volcanic force... "Wandering Stars", the new novel by Tommy Orange, is a gripping Native American family epic of volcanic force...

October 9, 2024 October 9, 2024

LR Fiction: "The Raven Who Loved Me" by Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin

In "The Raven Who Loved Me", Sudanese Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin transforms a migrant's deadly journey into a comedy - a courageous and well-executed feat... In "The Raven Who Loved Me", Sudanese Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin transforms a migrant's deadly journey into a comedy - a courageous and well-executed feat...

October 5, 2024 October 5, 2024

LR Non-Fiction: Daniel Kehlmann on Leo Perutz

In "About Leo Perutz", Daniel Kehlmann enthuses about this forgotten writer and shows why his novels are still worth reading decades after their publication... In "About Leo Perutz", Daniel Kehlmann enthuses about this forgotten writer and shows why his novels are still worth reading decades after their publication...

October 2, 2024 October 2, 2024

LR Poetry: Visual and perceptual spaces - A. Bulucz on Urs Engeler

The legend of German-language literature, poetry in particular - and his collection of poems "nicht nichts" (Available in Arabic, English, French, German & Spanish) The legend of German-language literature, poetry in particular - and his collection of poems "nicht nichts" (Available in Arabic, English, French, German & Spanish)

September 30, 2024 September 30, 2024

LR Essay: The hacker. By Anjanette Delgado.

A feminist, accustomed to insult as a device, tells us what a hacker taught her about machismo. A feminist, accustomed to insult as a device, tells us what a hacker taught her about machismo.

September 25, 2024 September 25, 2024

LR Fiction Review: Barbara Zeman's "Betelgeuse"

Barbara Zeman's "Betelgeuse" is an original work of linguistic art and an elixir for the heart, mind and all the senses... Barbara Zeman's "Betelgeuse" is an original work of linguistic art and an elixir for the heart, mind and all the senses...

September 23, 2024 September 23, 2024

LR Fiction Review: Vlado Janevski's "Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe"

North Macedonian Vlado Janevski shows in his new novel "Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe" the truth within the truth or the novel within the novel - an amazing endeavour... North Macedonian Vlado Janevski shows in his new novel "Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe" the truth within the truth or the novel within the novel - an amazing endeavour...

September 20, 2024 September 20, 2024

LR Fiction Review: Álvaro Enrigue’s „You Dreamed Of Empires“

Álvaro Enrigue’s „You Dreamed Of Empires“ takes a complex and vivid look on the first step of the Spanish colonisation of what was then Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City... Álvaro Enrigue’s „You Dreamed Of Empires“ takes a complex and vivid look on the first step of the Spanish colonisation of what was then Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City...

September 18, 2024 September 18, 2024

LR Nonfiction: Slavery is not in the world, it is in us

On the occasion of the recent German translation, we've reviewed "Worlds of Slavery - A Comparative History", published in 2021 by Éditions du Seuil in France... On the occasion of the recent German translation, we've reviewed "Worlds of Slavery - A Comparative History", published in 2021 by Éditions du Seuil in France...

September 15, 2024 September 15, 2024

LR Film: "The Peasants" by Dorota Kobiela & Hugh Welchman

"The Peasants" transforms the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Władysław Reymont into an artistically exciting but fundamentally disappointing drama... "The Peasants" transforms the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Władysław Reymont into an artistically exciting but fundamentally disappointing drama...

September 12, 2024 September 12, 2024

LR Comic: Important new releases and news in the comic sector

Ney comics by Vanistendael, Alfonz, Larcenet & McCarthy, Ross, Adlard & Spurrier and Beuriot & Richelle... Ney comics by Vanistendael, Alfonz, Larcenet & McCarthy, Ross, Adlard & Spurrier and Beuriot & Richelle...

September 9, 2024 September 9, 2024

LR Essay: Ethnography and critique of colonialism avant la lettre

As criticism of colonialism and bitter debates on cultural appropriation resurface, it is worth looking back to the 18th century and to Georg Forster... As criticism of colonialism and bitter debates on cultural appropriation resurface, it is worth looking back to the 18th century and to Georg Forster...

September 5, 2024 September 5, 2024

LR Short Stories: Minsk Sea by Alhierd Bacharevič

It's summer in the global north (which is winter in the global south), and for the month of August Literatur.Review is bringing them all together... It's summer in the global north (which is winter in the global south), and for the month of August Literatur.Review is bringing them all together...

August 31, 2024 August 31, 2024

LR Short Stories: Afraid of The Terror in The Wall by M. Egblewogbe

It's summer in the global north (which is winter in the global south), and for the month of August Literatur.Review is bringing them all together... It's summer in the global north (which is winter in the global south), and for the month of August Literatur.Review is bringing them all together...

August 27, 2024 August 27, 2024

LR Short Stories: Tungkong Langit + Alunsina by Allan N. Derain

It's summer in the global north (which is winter in the global south), and for the month of August Literatur.Review is bringing them all together... It's summer in the global north (which is winter in the global south), and for the month of August Literatur.Review is bringing them all together...

August 25, 2024 August 25, 2024

LR Short Stories: The blessing of literature by Christoph Nick

It's summer in the global north (which is winter in the global south), and for the month of August Literatur.Review is bringing them all together... It's summer in the global north (which is winter in the global south), and for the month of August Literatur.Review is bringing them all together...

August 22, 2024 August 22, 2024