On Germany radio, Angela Gutzeit speaks in her podcast (episode 17.01.2025) about the Pälestinian novel “Life in the Schweben”, by Abu Atef Saif. As a result, there is also a more precise sketch of the book by the renowned translator Hartmut Fähndrich highly personally. This is about the review here.

Atef Abu Saif's novel “Life in the Schweben” was subsequently the topic of conversation in Podcast Studio 9. Book critic Claudia Kramatschel gives a deeper insight into the book by the Palestinian author and politician in her review.

We look forward to a new review of Doğan Akhanlı's book "Sankofa" by Yannick Dreßen @Lettera_tour. . Doğan Akhanlı linked, which at first glance does not seem to fit together - and weaves a great novel! […] The responsible lieutenant goes in search of the escaped and finds 2370 letters that his wife's detainees received from captivity. He begins to read it and soon the words bring a stone in him to roll, a stone that rapidly

Even if hardly anyone likes to admit that, but is a non -western literature in German translation (also here: apart from a few exceptions) a subsidy business that hardly ever carries itself. From: “Books in translation - why behind‘ world literature ’there is often a western look” by Gerrit Wustmann Gerrit Wustmann has published his essay “Books in Translation - Why is a western look behind 'world literature’ ”via Qantara.de. You can read the full text here who wants to dip in Wustmann's views on this topic

Important information for all those who could not be at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 but still want to get a little insight: Here you can see the whole conversation with Atef Abu Saif and the moderator Kristin Helberg on Saturday, October 19th To his novel "Life in the Schleb" and here you can learn more about the author

"Sankofa ”is a huge plea for an understanding of the present that grows from the history of history and leads to the future - and that is by no means hopeless. Be sure to read! " -Irmgard Hölscher, Frankfurt a.M. We are very happy about the positive review in the current commuch newsletter for "Sankofa", in which the novel is one of the seven current recommendations! The whole review is available here and if the post has made you curious, you can of course

In the Deutschlandfunk Book market, a very nice contribution was about Doğan Akhanlıs: "Sankofa". There the translator Recai Hallaç talked about the book and the life of Doğan in an interview with Dina Netz. It was an interesting and informative conversation and a must for everyone who has already read the book or are still unsure whether you want to read the book (note: it is definitely worth it) The link to the conversation can be found here

Atef Abu Saif's novel “Life in the Schleb” about life in the Gaza Strip first appeared in German, in parallel not only a contribution about the book in the 3sat format culture, but also an interview with Saif itself. “Hope is like water On the tree of life, ”he says, and:“ Writing keeps us alive. ” The full sequence of culture time on Thursday, January 9th, is available in the 3sat media library (minute 9) until April 9, 2025.

We are very happy about the review of "Understand the Germans" in the current edition of the Bodo street magazine. "It is remarkable how Akhlaqi gets from the naive everyday observation about the reflection of one's own external experience to the great philosophical questions." You can read the full review here on page 39.

We are very pleased about the contribution in the WDR3 format Mosaik: The archaeologist Jabbar Abdullah lives in Germany and hopes for a better future in his homeland after the coup in Syria. After decades of dictatorship and years of war, culture also has the chance to develop freely.

Gerrit Wustmann has published a wonderful review of “Sankofa” on 54books.de. The deep connection between him and Doğan Akhanli can be seen in every line and is a tribute to a wonderful writer who left us far too soon. Thank you for this review, Gerrit. Writers like Doğan Akhanlı are dangerous for despots because their works and voices are the foundation of every democratic idea. That’s why they are always the first to come into fire when states turn authoritarian and anti-democratic.” The Sankofa

Thank you for the review of “Sankofa” in the Frankfurter Rundschau! Dogan Akhanli creates a broad panorama in “Sankofa”. Geographically, it extends from Anatolia to the Rhineland, chronologically from the Turkish military dictatorship of the 1980s to the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Historical events appear here and there - the murder of the journalist Hrant Dink as well as the NSU trial. Yes, Akhanli experienced the political oppression and active solidarity that “Sankofa” is about. However, this is neither a documentary novel

We are really very pleased to report that a report about our publisher will appear on ZDFinfo on October 24th at 7:40 a.m. - 7:55 a.m. For those who don't want to or can't turn on the television at this time, you can watch the article at any time in the ZDFinfo media library. We would like to thank Abdul-Ahmad Rashid and his nice camera team, who had a very interesting conversation with Madjid and accompanied our everyday life at Sujet Verlag. It was an unforgettable one

We are very pleased about the positive review from Daniel from Mediennerd.de about “Sankofa”! When I picked up Sankofa by Doğan Akhanlı, I knew that a profound and emotionally charged work awaited me. Akhanlı's language is precise and forceful. He never loses himself in didactic tones, but rather lets the stories speak for themselves. In doing so, he invites us readers to ask questions that go far beyond the individual story. Especially the ability to seamlessly combine different time levels and geographical locations