Did you know Herbert W. Franke's novel (Q135107050) bridges sci-fi and hard science? The Austrian polymath—equal parts physicist and storyteller—pioneered "quantum fiction" before it was cool. #SpeculativeFiction #GermanLit #ColdWarSciFi

Did you know Wilhelm Busch, the German humorist behind *Max and Moritz*, also penned a 1960 poem? His sharp wit shaped satire long before modern comics! (Q19212313) #Satire #GermanLit #Poetry

I found this exhibit on Thomas #Mann’s study in #Zurich really moving—full of items he brought with him into exile to keep the continuity that would allow him to write. Including his ink supply! #thomasmann #germanlit

Excited to get back into this absolutely brilliant work of committed antifascist/Marxist fiction. It’s unbelievably well-written. Very earnest even didactic but absolutely fascinating. #germanlit #peterweiss #booksky #aestheticsofresistance

Was passiert, wenn die Uni zum literarischen Schauplatz wird? Der Sammelband 'Der Campusroman' beleuchtet das Genre von seinen Ursprüngen bis zur Gegenwart – mit über 100 Beispielen, theoretischen Perspektiven und einem Fokus auf deutschsprachige Texte. 📚🏛️ #GermanLit #CampusLife bit.ly/3W2E5e9

#GermanLit #readers! This is the first time we've had this #FranzKafka title in #hardcover. This is the 1964 edition (originally published #posthumously in 1926, unfinished and against #Kafka 's wishes). Endorsed by #ThomasMann. $20. #Booksky #literature #TheCastle #DasSchloss

Delighted to have been a part of another successful NBG feature week with the always brilliant @translatorsaloud.bsky.social

#xl8 #translate #german #germanlit #translatedlit

My pre-ordered copy of Nobodaddy's Children by Arno Schmidt has arrived, 2 years, 9 months and 13 days after I placed it

#patience #langsam
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A Geopolitical Reading of Knulp Identity has a peculiar relationship with itself. According to art and literary theorists, the act of naming or otherwise describing something replaces the true nature of the object with a represen…

A Geopolitical Reading of Knulp
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