Gerrit Wustmann: World Literature Activist

In an interview with UnterEins, Gerrit Wustmann talks about why "world literature" often only means "Western literature", who is to blame and what can be done about it. An interview worth reading that makes you think: Here is a small excerpt from the interview: Your book says: Whenever “world literature” is mentioned somewhere, for example in university lectures or on lists of the best, it is mostly about Western literature: European and Anglo-Saxon books. Perhaps some of you are also wondering: Is it enough? Why do we absolutely have to read Arabic literature, for example? what do you say

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Nassir Djafaris “Mahtab” im taz and hr2

For a new article in the taz, Nassir Djafari met Shirin Sojitrawalla in Frankfurt's Palmengarten to talk about himself and his book "Mahtab". Here's a little foretaste: “Djafari tells the story exclusively from Mahtob's perspective. He modeled it on his own mother, he says in an interview. It's not her biography, but she is similar in type to her: reserved and quiet. Her husband Amin also reminds a little of his own father. He is a very

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Review Frankfurt Book Fair 2022

This year's Frankfurt Book Fair is over and even though we weren't there as an exhibitor this year, we were there. There we collected a lot of impressions, had discussions and attended events. Of course, the trade fair was all about this year's guest country Spain. We are also suitably equipped: Our new volume of poetry “Prophecy according to nature” by Juan Andrés GarcÍa Román was translated into German by Piero Salabè, but the original Spanish texts were not removed. So you can find on everyone

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Column by Mahmood Falaki: sentence turn

Mahmood Falaki has written a column for the Bremen literature magazine entitled “No man's language of exile literature”. Here he summarizes in an emotional and poetic way the “four phases” of the exiled writers. He describes the second phase as follows:

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The Sujet Verlag at the ADIBF 2022

Sujet Verlag is taking part in the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2022 this year and is presenting its profile with a colorful and hand-picked portfolio of children's books, novels and poetry at the joint stand of the German exhibitors.

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Article 'Writing under pressure'

"The others, the serious poets, pay a high price for their independence, namely that of a constant threat from the state. 'Let's cry at a grave / in which / there is still no dead', writes Shahin Mansouri Arani, who was born in 1960, in her poem 'Knives': 'Sharper knives / are already on the way.' ” ‑Kersten Knipp, DW

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New review of 'Desert or Sea'

A great review of Ahmed Tiab's novel Desert or Sea! ” […] the novel [is] easy to read, with a lot of situational comedy and successful dialogues. Recommended." Here is the review by Daniela Neuenfeld-Zvolsky from the EKZ library service:

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New review of 'Purple Girl'

We are happy about such a positive review of the book by our author Ibtisam Barakat, which was published by Sujet Verlag in 2021! Here is the review by Felicitas Maca from the EKZ library service on the children's book 'Lila Mädchen':

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Intermediate interview with Nassir Djafari

An interview by the Heinrich Böll Foundation 'Heimatkunde' with our author Nassir Djafari about his debut novel 'One Week, One Life', identity and origin and right-wing publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair. “Timm's attitude of denial calls into question Hamid's lifelong dream of continuing social advancement through the next generation. It is from this conflict that the story I am telling unfolds. However, the question of identity is not the focus of my novel, it always resonates in the background, as is usually the case in life.” ‑Nassir Djafari

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Podcast from FMIK e.V. on 'Those Days'

Cymin Samawatie has made a podcast on Forough Farrochsad's work 'Those Days' for the Friends of the Museum of Islamic Art in the Pergamon Museum. She talks to guests about the poet and the topicality of her texts, as well as setting her poems to music with her trio Cyminology and much more. Also included are some live recordings from the event 'Persian Poetry and Music' at the James Simon Gallery, in which Kurt Scharf reads the German translation of Farrochsad's poems and Cyminology recites some of the originals.

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