London's Goethe Institut has uploaded a magnificent and truly wonderful project: Text and the City. It is a collection of English translations that present German cities - from old favourites such as Thomas Mann, Alfred Döblin and Heinrich Böll, but also a good few contemporary writers like Sibylle Berg, Sarah Khan and - I have to point out - Clemens Meyer on Leipzig.
Take a good hour or two to scout around for a whistle-stop literary tour of Germany. Just don't click on the map as it'll take you back to the German site.
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I'm sure you saw the TLS story devoted to some of the books you reviewed. But just in case you missed it:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article5423569.ece
I found it through sightandsound.com - http://www.signandsight.com/features/1812.html
I did indeed, Harvey, thanks. It even prompted a brief debate on the definition of a turtle (see below: 2009 kicks off in 2009).
How did I miss that post?! Must've been when I suspended my feeds over the holiday break.
I've been a Maxim Biller fan for awhile, so I appreciated the link you gave.
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