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This catalog for the exhibition “Grenzenlos. Colonialism, Industry and Resistance” at Hamburg’s Museum of Work is a coffee table book with profound meaning that will stimulate exciting conversations with guests about German colonialism and positionalities.
more...In her autobiography, Sisonke Msimang portrays her life as strongly influenced by the South African ANC members in exile and the frequent moves of her family to different continents. In an extremely self-critical narrative voice, Msimang recounts the contradictions she had to – and also wanted to – learn to live with.
more...In the second part of the interview, Bruce Pascoe talks about ancient places, buildings and practices of Indigenous Australians that are valuable for a more sustainable future. He also introduces the publishing house Magabala Books.
more...When I start reading very thick books – The Nightwatchman with its nearly 500 pages is one of those – I’m often skeptical whether such bulk is really necessary. But I simply devoured this book in two days.
more...Abi Daré has written a stirring debut novel that celebrates the courage of a young girl and seems to encourage readers to speak up in the face of injustice.
more...In his autobiography, Theodor Michael gives an impressive report of his turbulent life, which began in 1925 in Berlin. The author, journalist, civil servant and actor died in Cologne in 2019 at the age of 94. He was an icon and a role model within the Black German community.
more...A Calamitous Chinese Killing is Inspector Singh’s sixth outing in print. The Singaporean police officer travels all over Asia searching for criminals.
more...On 4 June, 2021, we hosted a discussion event with Lann Hornscheidt and Şeyda Kurt in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut. As part of the projects macht.sprache. and Artificially Correct, we were able to learn from the guests about ways of dealing with politically sensitive terms in writing and translating. This is part two of the transcript.
more...Sulaiman Addonia’s second novel offers a chaotic depiction of the inner workings of a refugee camp in Sudan following an exceptional and exceptionally close pair of siblings.
more...Hurston’s prose is startling in its beauty and insight, funny in its casual observations of human behaviour and conversation, and entirely unapologetic.
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