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The Freedom of Emma Herwegh (Dirk Kurbjuweit) – book review

Robert Goodman10 months ago10 months ago05 mins

In The Freedom of Emma Herwegh, author Dirk Kurbjuweit explores what for many readers will be a little-known period of German history. That is an attempted revolution led by a group of intellectuals following a failed French Revolution in 1848. Its focus is Emma Herwegh, the wife of a German poet and political agitator against…

What You Can See From Here (Mariana Leky) – book review

Robert Goodman3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

German author Mariana Leky’s latest novel What You Can See From Here (translated by Tess Lewis) falls into an almost fairytale style. Set in a small German village peopled by a range of eccentric characters, it uses some old story telling ideas to build a tale of tragedy, compassion and unrequited love. And it does…

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The Freedom of Emma Herwegh (Dirk Kurbjuweit) – book review

What You Can See From Here (Mariana Leky) – book review