Fabian Lenthe's poetry collection "Streichhölzer" (Matches) is a fresh take on established and much-prized contemporary poetry, and well worth reading

Subjective comments on the 48th Days of German-Language Literature 2024 in Klagenfurt

One of Europe's last great storytellers has died. Ismail Kadaré chronicled a future of a past, with a mastery of language so crystalline it could cut like a scalpel

The city and the couple

On the anatomy of the happy football fan

Authors who narrate in the first person are not necessarily talking from their own perspective. How and from which perspective do our favourite authors tell their stories? The best way to find out is to invite them to talk to us in person

EURO 2024 is likely to show once again that the professions of referee and literary critic have more in common than some might think