Nino Haratischwili’s The Lack of Light is one of those novels that does not simply depict a world but questions how we look at it. Three women, long since scattered, meet in Brus
The European Literature Network is proud to publish this exclusive article by the renowned Georgian-German author Nino Haratischvili, translated for us by the award-winning transla
Darkenbloom, a fictional Austrian border town true to its Gothic name, has the timbre of a fable or a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. A story in which nothing is as it first seem
The German writer Bernhard Schlink, a former judge and professor of law, has again tackled one of Germany’s most dramatic periods of history and delivered another major and magni
I am an enthusiastic admirer of Robert Seethaler’s fiction, having read all three of his novels translated into English – beginning with A Whole Life, the first to be published
Readers seeking a new take on the familiar themes of guilt and memory need look no further than Darkenbloom, the latest novel by the award-winning Eva Menasse. Comic yet chilling,
Over the ten years since the European Literature Network was created, we have reviewed, discussed and promoted a substantial number of key German literature titles. In this section
Nino Haratischvili is set to make waves in the UK literary scene with the publication of her stunning epic novel The Eighth Life in English translation. And epic it is, stretching
Whenever I mentioned that I was reading The Eighth Life, the inevitable response was ‘that’s some undertaking’. It was, and I was worried about what I’d committed to; but n
My great-great-grandfather produced divine gateaux and cakes of every description. Truffles, bitter chocolate, milk chocolate with apricot jelly, with walnuts, or raisins, and more
