On the surface this appears to be a depiction of the final stages of a long war. Below that surface we find a beautifully lyrical account of a family’s attempt, together with its
Thomas Mann’s Buddenbrooks takes the nineteenth-century novel into the twentieth century. It is one of the great social novels – a family saga told over three generations – y
You’ll never forget meeting Rosa, the splendidly horrible grandmother who narrates this novel. She’ll go to any length to get what’s best for her family, or for herself (ofte
In early September 1944, Ulrich Wilhelm Schwerin von Schwanenfeld prepared to die. As he was about to face his executioners, the young aristocrat involved in the failed attempt on
When we first conceived the idea for The German Riveter we wanted to bring you snapshots of 1989 from the point of view of those who’d lived through it. The writer, tra
When we first conceived the idea for The German Riveter we wanted to bring you snapshots of 1989 from the point of view of those who’d lived through it. The writer, tra
When we first conceived the idea for The German Riveter we wanted to bring you snapshots of 1989 from the point of view of those who’d lived through it. The writer, tra
When we first conceived the idea for The German Riveter we wanted to bring you snapshots of 1989 from the point of view of those who’d lived through it. The writer, translator an
In my introduction I mentioned that before working on The German Riveter my experience of German literature was limited to Thomas Mann. Germany has undergone massive changes since
The change in mainstream mores that led to concessions such as a royal pardon for Alan Turing has also fed the mainstream with stories. Writers are scrubbing the straightwash from
