Poet Lev Rubinstein, a key figure of the Soviet underground literary scene who later protested against Russian President Vladimir Putin, has died days after being hit by a car, his daughter said on Jan. 14. Rubinstein is considered as one of the
The German Green Party-affiliated Heinrich Böll Foundation, “in agreement with the Bremen Senate,” is withdrawing from awarding the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought to the Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen, citing Gessen’s recent New Yorker essay “In the Shadow of the Holocaust”
The 2023 Booker prize has been awarded to Paul Lynch, an Irish author, for his fifth novel, Prophet Song. The book, which portrays an imagined Ireland that is descending into tyranny, has been described by the judging chair, Esi Edugyan, as a
The last of the documentary series, prepared by the Turkish Embassy in Prague within the scope of the activities celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, was made in the name of Halide Edip Adıvar, the only woman among the
A spate of thefts of rare Russian classics worth millions of euros from libraries across Eastern Europe has left a trail that points all the way to auctions in Russia. Shelves of 19th century Russian literature have been ransacked over the past
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, the 40th International Istanbul Book Fair will be organized from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5 under the theme of “Long Live the Republic,” with the participation of over 1,000 publishing houses
On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, rare originals are being displayed and publishers are offering collectors editions of Shakespeare’s plays, including one that sells for $1,500. Scholars believe that between 200-300 copies still survive from the late 1623 release of
Palestinian author Adania Shibli’s 2021 novel A Minor Matter won a literature prize in Germany, but the awards ceremony in her honour was recently cancelled. The decision to cancel the award ceremony was made by the literary organization behind the prize. The
In collaboration with Orhan Pamuk, the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD) are opening the exhibition “Orhan Pamuk: The Consolation of Objects” in the Semper-Kabinett of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. At the same time, the presentation marks the start of a multi-year programme
Norwegian writer Jon Fosse has received the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Haugesund in 1959, Fosse has an expansive oeuvre of work that includes 40 plays, multiple novels, poetry and essay collections, children’s books and translations. His works rank high
