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Goncourt Prize

The Prix Goncourt is considered France's oldest and most pregious literary prize and is awarded annually in November for the best work of fiction.

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Reports & Analysis

A black-and-white portrait of Thomas Mann.

Why Thomas Mann's 'Magic Mountain' resonates 100 years later

Why Thomas Mann's 'Magic Mountain' resonates 100 years later

A divided society, existential fears and the specter of war: Thomas Mann's masterpiece remains frighteningly relevant.
CultureNovember 26, 2024
Portrait of writer and Nobel Prize winner Thomas Mann

Why read 'The Magic Mountain' by Thomas Mann?

Why read 'The Magic Mountain' by Thomas Mann?

A monumental novel that is celebrating its centenary is still relevant today.
LiteratureNovember 23, 202411:46 min
Igiana Scego

Author Igiaba Scego explores Italy's colonial past in Africa

Author Igiaba Scego explores Italy's colonial past in Africa

In her writing, Igiaba Scego tells of Italy's repressed colonial past.
CultureOctober 19, 202404:39 min
German Book Prize 2024

Literary voices from Germany

Literary voices from Germany

The shortlist for the German Book Prize and the authors behind the novels.
CultureOctober 19, 202401:58 min
Martina Hefter receives the German Book Prize 2024 for her novel about so-called 'love scammers'

German Book Prize for Martina Hefter

German Book Prize for Martina Hefter

Martina Hefter receives the German Book Prize 2024 for her novel about so-called 'love scammers'.
CultureOctober 19, 202402:09 min
Anne Applebaum

Peace Prize winner Anne Applebaum: A voice against autocrats

Peace Prize winner Anne Applebaum: A voice against autocrats

The US-Polish historian has warned the world of Russia's Vladimir Putin long before the full-scale war in Ukraine.
CultureOctober 18, 2024
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In the spotlight

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US author James Baldwin: A voice against racism

One of the most important African American writers, Baldwin would have turned 100 on August 2.
CultureAugust 2, 2024
Book illustration showing a shoe carriage shooting at frogs holding an umbrella.

War for children: Armed conflict in picture books

First Ukraine, now Israel and Hamas — war stirs fear. What do children's picture books tell us about war?
ConflictsNovember 2, 2023
Landscape in Slovenia. A lake with an island in its center surrounded by mountains

Touring Slovenia's literary landscape

The literary scene in Slovenia, guest of honor at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair, has many strong voices.
CultureOctober 21, 202307:47 min
Salman Rushdie, who has one side of his glasses blacked out, stands on a stage next to a large bouquet of flowers, and shows his prize. Behind him a woman claps her hands.

Rushdie wins Peace Prize of German Book Trade

Writer Salman Rushdie is a passionate defender of freedom of thought, but that has come at a high price.
CultureOctober 21, 202304:13 min
A man with a patch on his glasses stares back at the came

Salman Rushdie: 'Writers have no armies'

After surviving a brutal knife attack, the Indian-British author is at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where DW met him.
LiteratureOctober 19, 2023
East German child's room in museum

GDR censorship: What East Germans were allowed to read

The East German regime nurtured an educated and well-read society — but literature was heavily censored.
LiteratureNovember 7, 2022
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