Recs if you like Djinns...

Translated german language literature that is considered by many to be "core" reading from the modern and contemporary eras - meaning 1880 onwards, making it very readable. 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭 I usually kept it to one book per author to make this a starting off point (sometimes added additional faves). Suggestions welcome!

I read mostly in English, but want to get back into the German book market. This is popular 21st century literary fiction written by German (speaking) women. You might also like this if you're learning the language and want to start reading books in German.

The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 'aims to address the gender imbalance in translated literature' and is open to works of fiction, poetry, literary non-fiction, and fiction for children or young adults. Only works written by a woman (original authors, not the translators) are eligible. All works longlisted since the prize began in 2017 are collected on this list.

new or contemporary authors who write (good) books in german.

some of my all time favorites, either tragic or dealing with heavily emotional topics - or both

and yes, I too do enjoy to be in anguish

(list currently under construction)

eldest daughters aside, this one is about the younger sibling(s) ... also about the feeling of being left behind (in life)

recs are more than welcome!

• 2026: Shida Bayzar – Die Lücken • 2025: Dorothee Elmiger – Die Holländerinnen • 2024: Martina Hefter – Hey guten Morgen, wie geht es dir? • 2023: Tonio Schachinger – Echtzeitalter • 2022: Kim de l'Horizon – Blutbuch • 2021: Antje Rávik Strubel – Blaue Frau • 2020: Anne Weber – Annette, ein Heldinnenepos

Alle Bücher, die Mona Ameziane und Christine Westermann in ihrem Podcast besprechen.

An award-winning independent publisher of new voices and great books from across the world. Founded in 2008, they have been a key player in the thriving UK independent publishing scene for over a decade, publishing books from 25 countries and 20 different languages. Traditionally a publisher of European novellas in translation, they now publish writing from all over the world and are expanding their list to publish literary fiction of all shapes and sizes.