kristine bilkau – European Literature Network

Apr 16^th

DIE GERMANISTIN: Riveting Forays into German-Language Literature by Sheridan Marshall. HALBINSEL (‘Peninsula’) by Kristine Bilkau

Kristine Bilkau’s latest novel, Halbinsel (‘Peninsula’) has just won the 2025 Leipzig Book Fair Prize. Here’s why you should read it! Peninsula is a quietly devastating med

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Oct 08^th

ELit Book-Tip: Kristine Bilkau, EINE LIEBE, IN GEDANKEN by Rainer Moritz

Some books slip through the back door into their readers’ minds. Some books don’t need to make showy, grand gestures, or to demonstrate their authors’ skill on every page. K

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