October 2025

The stranger on the edge of the valley

A Lebanese story

How stories begin and the past takes on a new form

In his third novel "The House of Doors", Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng skilfully blends fact and fiction, exploring the relationship between life and literature

Tuesday

Associations and thoughts on an unusual day of the week from a Kurdish perspective

Adaptation and resistance

"Der Untertan" (The Loyal Subject), "Sonnenfinsternis" (Darkness at Noon) and "Sansibar oder der letzte Grund" (Flight to Afar) - How characters from earlier novels can reflect the zeitgeist of today

«For me, literature is not merely art; it is a form of protest.»

About uncomfortable truths. A conversation with North Nigerian writer and literary activist Sumaiyah Muhammad Salisu

The One-Night Stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair

A short story from the Philippine diaspora

Literary travel in the Philippines

From Manila to Naga City and Santa Monica – Philippine literature is as complex and fragmented as the country and its languages. And as is so often the case, literature and its authors know more about the past, present and future than the country itself