Oh Helpmefurther: The parrot is sending the dog into a frenzy

Ahmad Schauqi
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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

30 Years Later

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Patrick Nzabonimpa
In April 1994, the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda began. Looking at intergenerational Rwandan literature, one finds that not only the older generation of writers continues to grapple with this trauma

Kafka three ways

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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