This is the first in a series of readings, by the actor Harvey Friedman, of passages taken from novels that explore eras of Berlin past. First published in Germany in 1947 and finally translated into English in 2009, Every Man Dies Alone is a true masterpiece from a bestselling writer who saw his life crumble following his… Read more »
Joyce Hackett’s fiction and non-fiction have appeared in publications including Harpers, The Paris Review, London Magazine, Boston Review, Prospect (UK), The Independent, Salon, and the Berlin Daily Der Tagespiegel. Her first novel, Disturbance of the Inner Ear, won the 2003 the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction by an American Woman. Hackett is currently writing a… Read more »
Liesl Schillinger is a New York-based arts writer and literary critic, and a regular contributor to the New York Times Book Review. She translates from French, German, and Italian when time allows, and currently is at work on a travel memoir. Schillinger is especially well-versed, as both critic and translator, in the world of German literature. Please read… Read more »
