New Books in German Autumn 2022
New Books in German promotes German-language literature for translation into English. We feature recommendations of the best new fiction and non-fiction titles from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Books which we recommend benefit from guaranteed financial support for their translation into English.
Great stories and ideas travel and translate well. New Books in German provides trusted, expert, independent recommendations of excellent German-language books that will suit anglophone readers. Twice a year we convene expert juries in the UK and US to select books submitted to us by German-language publishers.
Contact: Sarah Hemens
These are the recommendations for Autumn 2022
Single title
Der Weg zur Grenze (The Way to the Border)
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Hitherto unpublished, autobiographical first novel by the Jewish-German writer Grete Weil, this is an account of the rise of the Nazis and a meditation on questions of politics, responsibility and solidarity in times of crisis.
- Publisher:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-406-79106-2
- Author:
- Grete Weil
- Pages:
- 384
- Price:
- € 25.00
Alte Mädchen (Old Girls)
In a three-part story, Julia Wolf portrays three generations of women as she traces the wounds, values and experiences of...
In a three-part story, Julia Wolf portrays three generations of women as she traces the wounds, values and experiences of wartime. With Alte Mädchen, the author adds an important narrative of female subjectivity to German post-war history, opening our eyes: to where we come from, where we are going, what we should take with us and what we should let go.
- Publisher:
- Topic:
- Fiction
- ISBN:
- 978-3-627-00298-5
- Author:
- Julia Wolf
- Pages:
- 284
- Price:
- € 24.00
Das deutsch-russische Jahrhundert. Geschichte einer besonderen Beziehung / The German -Russian Century – History of a Special Relationship
Nominated for the German Non-Fiction Prize 2022. German-Russian relations are a key factor of world politics. This book provides an...
Nominated for the German Non-Fiction Prize 2022. German-Russian relations are a key factor of world politics. This book provides an analysis of the tense and turbulent relationship, enabling understanding of the current situation.
- Publisher:
- Topic:
- Non-fiction
- ISBN:
- 978-3-498-04703-0
- Author:
- Stefan Creuzberger
- Pages:
- 672
- Price:
- € 36.00
Rückeroberung (Recapture)
Outstanding work of narrative non-fiction tells the thrilling story of Manfred Gans, focusing on his travels across Europe in May...
Outstanding work of narrative non-fiction tells the thrilling story of Manfred Gans, focusing on his travels across Europe in May 1945 on a quest to find his parents in the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
- Publisher:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-455-01319-1
- Author:
- Daniel Huhn
- Pages:
- 284
- Price:
- € 22.00
Schwarzer Widerstand. Sklaverei und Rassismus in Lateinamerika und der Karibik / Black Resistance. Slavery and Racism in Latin America and the Caribbean
Black Resistance is an accessible history of enslaved Africans and their descendants in the Caribbean and Latin America, from the...
Black Resistance is an accessible history of enslaved Africans and their descendants in the Caribbean and Latin America, from the begin- ning of European colonialism to the present day. Written in a reportage style, it discusses their struggles and spirit of resistance.
- Publisher:
- Topic:
- Non-fiction
- ISBN:
- 978-3-85869-913-8
- Author:
- Toni Keppeler
- Pages:
- 256
- Price:
- € 25.00
1938 – Warum wir heute genau hinschauen müssen (1938 – What We Could All See Then, and What We Can All See Now)
A poignant selection of historical texts about the events of 1938 in Germany and Austria, with sections explaining the context...
A poignant selection of historical texts about the events of 1938 in Germany and Austria, with sections explaining the context and relevance to contemporary politics.
- Publisher:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-945543-51-1
- Author:
- Barbara Schieb, Jutta Hercher
- Pages:
- 208
- Price:
- € 24.95
Villa Verde oder das Hotel in San Remo (Villa Verde, or: the Hotel in San Remo)
A rare and detailed examination of the life of Walter Benjamin’s first wife, Dora Sophie Kellner, in the context of...
A rare and detailed examination of the life of Walter Benjamin’s first wife, Dora Sophie Kellner, in the context of the political upheaval and antisemitism of 1930s Germany. In view of the ongoing war in Ukraine, it provides a timely reminder of the human cost of war in many spheres of life, not least the artistic world.
- Publisher:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-442-75982-8
- Author:
- Eva Weissweiler
- Pages:
- 285
- Price:
- € 22.00