New Books in German Autumn 2022

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.

This Spiegel bestseller is a profound and clever novel about the most glamorous woman of her time, full of humour...

This Spiegel bestseller is a profound and clever novel about the most glamorous woman of her time, full of humour and insight into human nature. When Elisabeth (Sisi) becomes Empress of Austria through marriage, she enters a strictly regimented world full of stiff conventions and boring receptions. She can only es- cape when she is on extended trips or staying at her Hungarian castle, Gödöllő, where she can lead an unconstrained life and pursue her greatest passion: wild horseback hunting.

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Spitzweg tells the story of three young German art enthusiasts who find their new relationship tested by an eccentric revenge plan and their own love triangle, with their coming-of-age mediated by way of the discussion of art.

Dinçer Güçyeter tells of the fate of Turkish Greeks, of being rooted in Anatolian life, and of the challenge of...

Dinçer Güçyeter tells of the fate of Turkish Greeks, of being rooted in Anatolian life, and of the challenge of starting a new life as a guest worker and as their descendant in Germany.

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.  

Women in world-famous paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Courbet, Schiele, Munch. We see their bodies, their looks, their...

Women in world-famous paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Courbet, Schiele, Munch. We see their bodies, their looks, their clothes, spellbound or banished to an eternal moment. But who were they outside this moment? Martina Clavadetscher has followed the clues of their lives, letting the women tell their stories and thus giving them back a voice.

Shortlisted for the German Book Prize 2022. Lies about My Mother is two things at once: the story of a...

Shortlisted for the German Book Prize 2022. Lies about My Mother is two things at once: the story of a childhood in the 1980s, increasingly overshadowed by the father’s obsession that his wife’s excess weight is to blame for everything he can’t get: a promotion, social advancement, recognition in the small-town community. It is also an examination of these events from the perspective of today: What really happened back then? And what does all this tell us about the bigger picture: about society, which constantly affects us, whether we like it or not?