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Reports & Analysis
Historian Karl Schlögel wins German Peace Prize
Historian Karl Schlögel wins German Peace Prize
German author Schlögel was honored for work critiquing authoritarian regimes in eastern Europe from Stalin to Putin.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie returns to Nigeria on book tour
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie returns to Nigeria on book tour
DW's Olisa Chukwumah traveled back home with Adichie to her birthplace in Enugu State.
How a Dutch kids' book sparked a Chinese backlash
How a Dutch kids' book sparked a Chinese backlash
A Dutch children's book meant to celebrate Amsterdam's diversity has ignited outrage from the Dutch-Chinese community.
Kolkata Book Fair spotlights Germany's literary diversity
Kolkata Book Fair spotlights Germany's literary diversity
For the first time in the Indian book fair's history, the spotlight is on Germany.
Angela Merkel reunites with Barack Obama for US book launch
Angela Merkel reunites with Barack Obama for US book launch
At the launch of Merkel's memoirs, the former heads of state discussed the global issues they dealt with while in power.
Barack Obama to present Merkel's book 'Freedom' in the US
Barack Obama to present Merkel's book 'Freedom' in the US
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former US President Barack Obama were allies in office. But not from day one.
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In the spotlight
Anne Applebaum wins German peace prize for 2024
Polish-American historian and journalist, Anne Applebaum has won the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for 2024.
Franz Kafka: Genius plagued by self-doubt
Why does author Franz Kafka still fascinate readers around the world?
War for children: Armed conflict in picture books
First Ukraine, now Israel and Hamas — war stirs fear. What do children's picture books tell us about war?
Touring Slovenia's literary landscape
The literary scene in Slovenia, guest of honor at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair, has many strong voices.
Rushdie wins Peace Prize of German Book Trade
Writer Salman Rushdie is a passionate defender of freedom of thought, but that has come at a high price.
Salman Rushdie: 'Writers have no armies'
After surviving a brutal knife attack, the Indian-British author is at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where DW met him.
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