Bohemian (and Moravian) rhapsody: Why Czech literature in translation is back
Czech literature is having a moment right now, with weird and experimental works making a perfect antidote […]
Berlin's best bookshops
The best English bookstores in Berlin
Berlin is home to some world-class English-language bookstores. We round up the oldest, the newest and the […]
Interview
Oliver Frljić: Staging the end of humanity at Maxim Gorki Theater
Theatre director Oliver Frljić explores ideas of nationality and humanity with Gorki’s Herbstsalon
Interview
Büchner Prize winner Lutz Seiler on poetry, prose and the second life of translations
With three of his works now appearing in English translations, German poet and novelist Lutz Seiler is […]
Reviews
What to read now: Witold Gombrowicz, Alexander Kluge and Donna Stonecipher
Our Books Editor reviews the English translation of a campy Gothic classic, a literary-philosophical work by a […]
Review
Vernon Subutex 1: Hilarious, political, brimming with life
At the Schaubühne, Thomas Ostermeier’s adaptation of the Virginie Despentes novel is a fully alive panorama of […]