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Frankfurt Inaugurates Reich‑Ranicki‑Platz in Dornbusch

The naming honors Marcel together with Teofila Reich‑Ranicki, closing a decade of local debate.

Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre Wins 2025 Prix Renaudot for "Je voulais vivre"

László Krasznahorkai Wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

Jaime Siles Wins 22nd Federico García Lorca International Poetry Prize

Peru Declares Vargas Llosa–Annotated ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ a National Cultural Asset

László Krasznahorkai Wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

Goncourt 2025 Unveils 15-Book First Shortlist as Autumn Race Begins

Kerala Leaders Pay Tribute as M.K. Sanoo Is Cremated with State Honors

José María Guelbenzu, Novelist, Editor and Critic, Dies at 81

Orwell Estate Flags '1984' Protagonist as Problematic in New Foreword

Iris Wolff Awarded Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s 2025 Literature Prize

Swiss Author Peter Bichsel Dies at 89

Literature Critic Denis Scheck Honored with Pfälzer Saumagen-Orden

Literature Critic Denis Scheck Awarded Prestigious Saumagenorden

Oswald Egger Awarded Prestigious Georg-Büchner-Preis 2024

Sandra Newman's "Julia" Offers a Feminist Take on George Orwell’s "1984"