Journey into the swamp of the soul
Grit Hartung
In "Realm of Shame. Talking about Sex", Christine Koschmieder explores her own sexuality and recounts the evolution of sexuality in Germany from the 1960s to the present day
Oh Helpmefurther: The parrot is sending the dog into a frenzy
WikiCommons
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Ahmad Schauqi
Leonie Nückell translates the wonderfully wicked children's verses by the great Egyptian poet Ahmad Schauqi as lovingly as she does creatively, and the artist Said Baalbaki paints the accompanying pictures - a rare stroke of luck
The first intellectual of modern times
Geert Snoejer / Ullstein
"Erasmus - Biography of a Freethinker" by Sandra Langereis is a fascinating book about the life and times of the great humanist- and a balm needed just as much in today's world as in the 1500s.
Come in. I'll show you my pictures. I painted them myself.
"Comrade Cuckoo" is Anke Feuchtenberger's contribution to the rapidly changing imagery of the Ninth Art
Language can also be a weapon
Paula Winkler
In her novel "Vierundsiebzig" (seventy-four), Ronya Othmann comes close to the limit of human suffering. It is an important travel novel on places of crimes against humanity and an impressive journey into the depths of one's own self.
A popular classic as a subversive masterpiece
Michael Avedon
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Percival Everett
Percival Everett retells Mark Twain's young adult novel Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the slave Jim - "James" is a tragicomic novel about racism, identity, human abysses and friendship
People must be crazy
Sébastien Van Malleghem / Zsolnay
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Gaea Schoeter
"Trophy", Gaea Schoeter's novel about big game hunting and Africa, is an intelligent and passionate introspection into post-colonial sensitivities and a Western morality that has degenerated into a luxury product
Bookworms of the world , unite!
mindjazz pictures UG
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Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco - A Library of the World: Davide Ferrario's documentary is a hymn to the universe of books
Trapped in narratives
Yandé Seck's debut novel "White Clouds" masterfully explores the search for identity of two adult sisters with a migrant background without losing sight of the ambivalent, woke German present
Kafka three ways
Majestic / Paramount Pictures Germany
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Franz Kafka (Sabin Tambrea)
Michael Kumpfmüller imagines Franz Kafka's last year of life with Dora Diamant in "The Glory of Life" - the film adaptation is disappointing, but the mini-series "Kafka" by Daniel Kehlmann and David Schalko is inspiring