German Book Prize Shortlist
In other news from last week, the shortlist for the 2008 German Book Prize has been announced. Here are the six finalists: Dietmar Dath: Die Abschaffung der Arten (Suhrkamp) Sherko Fatah: Das dunkle Schiff (Jung und Jung) Iris Hanika: Treffen sich zwei (Droschl) Rolf Lappert: Nach Hause schwimmen (Hanser) Ingo ...
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German Book Award Longlist
The longlist for the 2008 German Book Award was announced yesterday, and as Michael Orthofer points out, there a number of familiar names on the list, including Peter Handke, Karen Duve, Uwe Timm, Ingo Schulze, and Feridun Zaimoglu. Michael’s write-up on the prize is really good, especially since he reads German and ...
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