Tag Archives: Julia Franck

East and West- Reading for #GermanLitMonth 2023

Posted on December 1, 2023 by mandywight

The real conversation in Berlin is about East and West. I was intrigued to hear this comment from American writer Lorrie Moore on the podcast Literary Friction in July. She was recommending Jenny Erpenbeck’s novel Kairos, and her words have … Continue reading →

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Welten Auseinander-Worlds Apart-by Julia Franck.

Posted on November 16, 2023 by mandywight

Julia Franck is best known amongst English readers for her novel The Blind Side of the Heart, a moving family story set during the Second World War. This time, in Worlds Apart, she’s writing about her own life, though she … Continue reading →

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Riveting Germans: Writers and translators reflect 30 years after the fall of the Wall.

Posted on December 2, 2019 by mandywight

I was thrilled to hear about this event, Riveting Germans: After the Wall, hosted by Rosie Goldsmith of the European Literature Network and featuring, among others, one of my favourite German writers, Julia Franck. ( Her novel The Blind Side … Continue reading →

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Die Mittagsfrau-The Blind Side of the Heart by Julia Franck- translated by Anthea Bell.

Posted on August 18, 2017 by mandywight

As little Peter is woken up by a ray of sunshine falling across his bed, to the morning call of seagulls and his neighbour singing softly, we are drawn into the intimacy of his world in a town near the … Continue reading →

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