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Christine Wunnicke Wins Georg‑Büchner‑Preis 2026

Praised for revealing the fictional inside historical material, Wunnicke receives the award as her publishing situation changes with Diogenes set to issue a Wachs paperback after her longtime publisher closed.

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Siegfried Lenz at 100: Northern Germany Marks His Legacy With Premieres, Exhibitions and NDR Docudrama

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Ten Years On, Germany Remembers Roger Willemsen, Television’s Intellectual Conscience

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Mid-October Guides Map Autumn Break Outings Across NRW and Rhineland-Palatinate

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Ingrid Noll Turns 90 With New Novel 'Nachteule'

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Karen Leeder’s Translation of Durs Grünbein’s Psyche Running Wins Griffin Poetry Prize

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Son of German Crime Writer Alexandra Fröhlich Arrested for Her Murder

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German Novelist Alexandra Fröhlich Found Fatally Shot on Hamburg Houseboat

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Bestselling Author Alexandra Fröhlich Confirmed Victim of Homicide on Hamburg Houseboat

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Bavarian School Drops Otfried Preußler's Name After Controversy Over Author's Past

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Martin Suter and Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre Release New Conversation Book

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Renowned German Poet Jürgen Becker Passes Away at 92

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Annett Gröschner Named New Mainz Stadtschreiberin

German Literature

Christine Wunnicke Wins Georg‑Büchner‑Preis 2026

Pawlikowski’s 'Fatherland' Sets the Pace at Cannes

Volker Hage, Influential German Literary Critic, Dies at 76

Karl-May-Verlag Put Up for Sale as Owner Seeks Successor

Alexander Kluge, Pioneering German Filmmaker and Author, Dies at 94

Siegfried Lenz at 100: Northern Germany Marks His Legacy With Premieres, Exhibitions and NDR Docudrama

Ten Years On, Germany Remembers Roger Willemsen, Television’s Intellectual Conscience

Mid-October Guides Map Autumn Break Outings Across NRW and Rhineland-Palatinate

Ingrid Noll Turns 90 With New Novel 'Nachteule'

Karen Leeder’s Translation of Durs Grünbein’s Psyche Running Wins Griffin Poetry Prize

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Son of German Crime Writer Alexandra Fröhlich Arrested for Her Murder

German Novelist Alexandra Fröhlich Found Fatally Shot on Hamburg Houseboat

Bestselling Author Alexandra Fröhlich Confirmed Victim of Homicide on Hamburg Houseboat

Bavarian School Drops Otfried Preußler's Name After Controversy Over Author's Past

Martin Suter and Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre Release New Conversation Book

Renowned German Poet Jürgen Becker Passes Away at 92

Annett Gröschner Named New Mainz Stadtschreiberin

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