LR Literature: Short story of the month by Mojaffor Hossain Our short story of the month comes from Bangladeshi writer Mojaffor Hossain and is a clear statement on what has gone wrong in Bangladesh in recent years... Our short story of the month comes from Bangladeshi writer Mojaffor Hossain and is a clear statement on what has gone wrong in Bangladesh in recent years...
LR Essay: Still Today | Heute noch - by Zsuzsanna Gahse Family trees are an endlessly interesting subject for many, but a look at the different language families is equally as informative... Family trees are an endlessly interesting subject for many, but a look at the different language families is equally as informative...
LR Fiction: We were all sleeping - "Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch In his Booker Prize-winning "Prophet Song", Paul Lynch succeeds in transforming our fragile political present into a bleak vision more relevant than a political treatise. In his Booker Prize-winning "Prophet Song", Paul Lynch succeeds in transforming our fragile political present into a bleak vision more relevant than a political treatise.
LR Essay: Finales olvidados | Forgotten endings | Rodolfo Lara Mendoza What do we remember if not islands? In literature, film and real life too. And it's not only the narrative that matters... What do we remember if not islands? In literature, film and real life too. And it's not only the narrative that matters...
LR Essay: Horror, comfort and hope More and more people fear that humanity is facing the collapse of civilization due to climate change and other crises. Some books can help us to better understand this... More and more people fear that humanity is facing the collapse of civilization due to climate change and other crises. Some books can help us to better understand this...
LR Literature: A story about wounds of identity in Lebanon Souhaib Ayoub writes about the his wounds of identity in Lebanon Souhaib Ayoub writes about the his wounds of identity in Lebanon
LR Essay: On Not Reading Rizal by Caroline Hau Today we have a brilliant essay by Caroline Hau showing how misunderstanding is essential to the longevity of two Filipino literary masterpieces... Today we have a brilliant essay by Caroline Hau showing how misunderstanding is essential to the longevity of two Filipino literary masterpieces...
LR Fiction: Journey into the heart of a toxic relationship In "Der Teufelsgriff" (The Devil's Grip) Lina Wolff masterfully tells the story of an "amour fou" between a Swedish woman and an Italian man in Florence... In "Der Teufelsgriff" (The Devil's Grip) Lina Wolff masterfully tells the story of an "amour fou" between a Swedish woman and an Italian man in Florence...
LR Report: "Harare's New Literary Mecca" by Philani A. Nyoni The Harare International Literary Festival not only shakes hands with writers, poets, academics and a former spy. It also fills a gaping void... The Harare International Literary Festival not only shakes hands with writers, poets, academics and a former spy. It also fills a gaping void...
LR Fiction: Tash Aw's memoir "Strangers on a Pier" Tash Aw's memoir "Strangers on a Pier" is an illuminating and touching document about the search for family and national identity in times of migration... Tash Aw's memoir "Strangers on a Pier" is an illuminating and touching document about the search for family and national identity in times of migration...
LR Fiction: Sally Rooney's "Intermezzo" „Intermezzo“ - a musical interlude, an unexpected chess move, and now Sally Rooney’s latest novel, in which she tackles the universal themes of grief, loss and love... „Intermezzo“ - a musical interlude, an unexpected chess move, and now Sally Rooney’s latest novel, in which she tackles the universal themes of grief, loss and love...
LR Report: Blind blood in the corridor - a war diary from Gaza LR Report: The war in Lebanon is over, but the war in Gaza continues. From there we have a literary report by poet Fatena Al-Ghorra... LR Report: The war in Lebanon is over, but the war in Gaza continues. From there we have a literary report by poet Fatena Al-Ghorra...
LR Fiction: Clemens Böckmanns Was du kriegen kannst (What you can get) LR Fiction: In "Was du kriegen kannst" (What you can get), Clemens Böckmann gives a harrowing insight into the life of a sex worker who spied for the Stasi... LR Fiction: In "Was du kriegen kannst" (What you can get), Clemens Böckmann gives a harrowing insight into the life of a sex worker who spied for the Stasi...
LR Literature: Middle East Special - A story by Marie Tawk, Lebanon On the occasion of the current catastrophe in the Middle East, we have invited authors from the region to write stories, poems and essays... Today a story by Marie Tawk On the occasion of the current catastrophe in the Middle East, we have invited authors from the region to write stories, poems and essays... Today a story by Marie Tawk
LR Literature: Short Story of the Month by Waseem Hussain Our short story of the month is a story from Pakistan and Switzerland by Waseem Hussain... Our short story of the month is a story from Pakistan and Switzerland by Waseem Hussain...
LR Essay: Saleem Albeik on "Land, people and place in genocide" What does it mean to be a Palestinian in the diaspora, an outsider who can only contemplate his homeland from his hereditary exile through the characters in his novels? What does it mean to be a Palestinian in the diaspora, an outsider who can only contemplate his homeland from his hereditary exile through the characters in his novels?
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...
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.
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...
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
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.
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...
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...
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...
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’...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...