Remembering borders
Private
In his new book "Border Documents", Mexican photographer Arturo Soto unfolds a quiet, poetic topography of memory - far from clichés, close to the everyday reality of the border
Understanding China (and ourselves) better
F. Mantovani
Bildunterschrift
Romain Graziani
In "Les Lois et les Nombres - Essai sur les ressorts de la culture politique chinoise", Romain Graziani explains where the roots of Chinese state thinking lie, what they mean and how they still shape our present day
The Theatre of Resistance and South Africa's Unfinished Story
Private
Bildunterschrift
Shafā’ath-Ahmad Khān
A dialogue with Mbizo Chirasha and anti-apartheid writer, pro-African poet and activist Shafā’ath-Ahmad Khān on the legacy of protest and the power of writing.
At the very bottom
Hu Anyan / Suhrkamp
Bildunterschrift
Hu Anyan
In his autobiography "I deliver parcels in Beijing", Hu Anyan offers a Kafkaesque vision of the precarious world of the Chinese platform economy
The myth and compassion
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bildunterschrift
Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro @ 2025 San Diego Comic-Con International
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein adaptation is more than just a remake: it is a liturgical reading of Mary Shelley's myth - a poetic affirmation of the power of storytelling, the vulnerability of life and the humanity of the monster
"People are only really dead when nobody thinks about them anymore" *
Reprodukt
Bildunterschrift
.
The graphic novel "El abismo del olvido" by Paco Roca and Rodrigo Terrasa is an astonishing educational piece about dealing with mass graves in Spain
How stories begin and the past takes on a new form
Lloyd Smith
Bildunterschrift
Tan Twan Eng
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
Private
Bildunterschrift
Menaf Othman
Associations and thoughts on an unusual day of the week from a Kurdish perspective
Adaptation and resistance
Private
Bildunterschrift
Rudolf Isler
"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