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Literature: The power of the pen

January 9, 2013

DW takes a closer look at the authors and books that are moving society and being talked about.

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DW takes a closer look at the authors and books that are moving society and being talked about.

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Peter Handke

Outside the box

Writer Peter Handke, turning 70, offended the audience and broke political taboos.
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A poster advertising J.K. Rowling's book "The Casual Vacancy" is seen in a bookshop in London

Rowling after 'Harry'

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DW/Prabhakar Mani Tewari

Indian sleuths

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Literary Jewels

Designer Jeremy May turns books into jewelry. The idea came to him when he and his wife celebrated their first anniversary - their 'paper anniversary'. Today his range includes necklaces, rings and bracelets - and he gets orders from all over the world.
LifestyleOctober 16, 201204:40 min
Sarah Diehl

Eskimo Limon 9

In her first novel, a young German author explores her generation's personal connection to Israel.
November 12, 2012
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Felicitas Hoppe wins Büchner Prize

The Berlin-based novelist picked up Germany's most prestigious literary award for her novels about travelers and dreamers.
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Photo of Nietzsche circa 1885

Nietzsche the Tweeter

DW looks at the German philosopher who was tweeting 150 years before Twitter existed.
December 26, 2012

Talking Germany

Oskar Roehler draws material for his books and screenplays from his own life and origins. He was born in 1959 in the wealthy town of Starnberg south of Munich, but had a difficult childhood marked by neglect.
CultureDecember 17, 201242:26 min
A drawing of the Brothers Grimm by Ludwig Emil Grimm (1790-1863). E: 'Wilhelm (left) and Jacob Grimm' Grimm, Jacob; German author; Hanau 4.1. 1785 - Berlin 20.9.1863; and his brother Wilhelm Grimm; German author; Hanau 24.2.1786 - Berlin 16.12.1859. - 'Wilhelm (left) and Jacob Grimm'. - Lithograph, 1835, by Franz Hanfstängl (1804-1877) after drawing, 1829, by Ludwig Emil Grimm (1790-1863). Colourised at a later date. F: 'Wilhelm (là g.) et Jakob Grimm' Grimm, Jacob (Hanau 4.1.1785 - Berlin 20.9.1863) et son frère Wilhelm Grimm (Hanau 24.2. 1786 - Berlin 16.12.1859), linguistes, philologues et collecteurs de contes de langue allemande. - 'Wilhelm (là g.) et Jakob Grimm'. - Lithographie, 1835, de Franz Hanfst„ngl (1804-1877) d'ap. dessin, 1829, de Ludwig Emil Grimm (1790-1863). Coloriée ultérieurement.

200 years of fairytales

The Brothers Grimm are famous for their stories, but what sort of characters were they?
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Thomas Mann

Hotel Bedford

Thomas Mann fled the Nazis and moved to the US, where he made a second home at a New York hotel.
August 29, 2012
Kurt Tucholsky pictured in Paris, 1928

Troubled artist

Kurt Tucholsky was an enigmatic journalist, author and satirist of Weimar Republic life.
August 20, 2012

Who was Hermann Hesse?

He's one of the most popular German authors in the world - even though he'd long been written off.
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