With his three cycles in "Die Erde hebt uns auf", Tom Schulz has produced an outstanding volume of poetry that is as beautifully sad as it is formally rigorous, political in identity and combative
In "Kritik der großen Geste" (Critique of the grand gesture), sociology professor Armin Nassehi calls for politicians to refrain from making huge demands in times of major crises and opt instead for a policy of small steps
Joseph O'Neill's boldly composed and carefully researched football novel "Godwin" plays with the question of whether a biography with any degree of integrity can still unfold in this crazy world