The main news alice. She gets. A call. Not to do the same thing. But. People have put big dreams on the big story. In movie magazine on d w. Hello and welcome to arts twenty one today will be focusing on books. New books are out again reading has not gone out of style and book fairs prove it the light tick book fair in germany offers a stage for important themes interesting authors its a mecca for book lovers healthy drug which i can use to be myself into completely
different worlds. But i wish i had room for all the books that id like to have. Visions trends discussions such as how much Freedom Of Expression should be allowed the presence of right wing publishers at the trade fair is again a hotly debated topic books should be open to discussion and open up new perspectives news reading can help you put yourself in someone elses shoes come with us on our International Literary journey as we travel to romania the honorary guest at this years Leipsic Book Fair in bucharest we discovered a whole new literary world. And we were in taipei taiwan last for reading as legendary impressions from one of the biggest book fairs in asia. But first to Oslo Norwegian author us news the us start has been awarded the leipsic book prize for european understanding for her harrowing documentary novel about the twenty eleven massacre in the. The way. Eight people were killed in central oslo by the homemade bomb detonated by unders Behring Breivik on july twenty second two thousand and eleven. The right wing extremist went on to gunned down sixty nine others on the island of most of them teenagers attending a governing Labor Party Youth camp the shock in norway ran deep. Prefix trial lasted ten weeks. Journalist. Was in the courtroom every day of the proceedings she didnt initially plan to write an article her research turned into a five hundred page book on the worst catastrophe in norway since the second world war. From the moment x. They were ready to enter the room its you feel it its kind of a he operates cold less so in
a way the room was packed with conflicting emotions all after a few days i realize that this is not an article this is the whole book because this is our tragedy this is a story about us this is a star about norway. One of us is her first book about norway for years i started working as a Foreign Correspondent reporting from flashpoints like Chechnya Afghanistan or iraq. This time the crisis zone was her own Hometown Oslo and the Perpetrator A neighbor who for a period of time lived close by science does house in a respectable neighborhood. He comes out of the society he was on the surface a very ordinary person he went through the same School System we have the same experience so what made him into this warrior of. You know
believing that this countrys being islamicized says like he came out of you know the society but. Then its up to the reader to decide whether one from the bomb blast remains a wound in the heart of oslo. On the ground floor a memorial pays tribute to the victims. Here cameras and Mobile Phones used by the teenagers who tried to contact their families during the shooting rampage the book one of us also recounts their stories. Now their Mobile Phones were Lighting Up Soundlessly in the darkness they were calls that would never be answered only the Police Officer said to watch over the dead could hear the ringing and see the displays lighting up over and over again. Actually it was difficult to write biography of those kids who were kind of leader types who were on that aisle and very visible very outgoing so its like
important to me in the book never to use. To surround him even the word of evil thats not in the book is just to access what it did what he was thinking like when hes calculating how many people he need to kill the get famous i just put it in his words i just i dont describe what i mean about that because it is supposed to work for the reader. But science says the trauma and the terror did not change norway it is still a country that welcomes migrants and offers refugees a new home. They are the subject of her book two sisters about a pair of Somali Norwegian Girls who joined islamic state. Again reconstruct the harrowing story of radicalization. And once again with protagonists who reject european values. Most europeans we think that
europe has found the perfect solution which is democracy and its liberalism and. Values some understanding in tolerance europe is probably. The best Governance System but how come so many of the young people. Rejected talk it. Asks the right questions at the right time her books offer valuable insight into the factors that drive young people to radicalization. Guest of honor at this years like to book fair is romania how does one brighten a country that is shaken by crisis and corruption we met up with three authors in bucharest. The remaining in capital. Bucharest is a city of contrasts with grand socialist boulevards. Characterless apartment blocks. And empty buildings fallen into disrepair a city at once dynamic and at a standstill. Cultural rescue is one of romanias leading authors hes a masterful storyteller and an intellectual who isnt afraid to address uncomfortable truths. That people who are poor. Or ninetys stayed for most of them stay poor bad respond believing good didnt change but at the same time. There is now a very beach people who got their reach most of them ninety percent. Because of the corruption. Corruption remains an endemic problem in romania it was
law warning of a return to autocratic rule. But the left leaning populist government has shown little willingness to listen it has strong backing among its voter base the rural poor. The. Very very. Big power. Party has its very lights on the poorest and less and less educated people. Trying to rescue his prize winning Trilogy Orbit or is an ambitious undertaking in which the author works through his youth living under those regime he recounts a life dictated by Restrictions Hunger and the fear of torture. It was the year of our lord one Nine Hundred Eighty nine. The people heard of wars and revolutions but they were not afraid for all that had to come. To rescue his new novel soul a new lead has not yet been published in english translation. For the first time hes created a protagonist concerned about the well being of his community rather than his own. Hard to rescue says he has learned that literature doesnt just need to be appealing it needs to address Human Concerns to. Maybe as a reaction to remain years tens political situation. With my model presence my mother works in spain shes worked there for so long i feel like its always been that way she looks interesting and only comes here once a year when its off season for years she hasnt seen romania when its green she always returns when its muddy and grey. Said to her rumania is a sad country. That east. Levin here burnished his debut novel was a Surprise Success in romania. Its the story of
a young woman who painstakingly tries to build a life for herself in book arrest while her mother works in spain. Burnished and knows what its like to feel abandoned her mother too has worked in Western Europe for years one of some four million romanians. I read recently a report of the un i think it was with. Fosters depopulating countries in the world and they were all ten in eastern europe. And germany was among them not the first not on the first place but and it was like all our neighbors hungary ukraine. They were all there in the list and its. Its weird and makes you think because it was a global import. Migrant workers send a lot of money home but remaining in needs doctors teachers engineers and Childcare Workers and their critical voices. Let me near burnished a doesnt want to leave
the country even if shes been thinking about it for years she feels she belongs here. But daily life for the young author and translator is anything but easy. The cost of living is high and the minimum wage low so can authors make a living in romania. I think everybody has the feeling that you have to be thankful to see your name on the book cover and down and just you know feed yourself with the glory they dont expect you to. Ask to be paid for it. And vance payments are uncommon and print runs are secret there are neither wholesalers nor such a thing as book price fixing. The market is small and dominated by International Bestsellers translations of which dont pay much. Many bookshops also sell wine gift items and t. To make ends meet. Some booksellers had reservations about Stocking Cuts only
mitchell yaks novel. Not because its badly written but because it takes on a national taboo. In june one Nine Hundred Forty One romanian troops massacred the Jewish Population of the city of yauch program. More than ten thousand people were killed to this day many remain ians refused to recognize their countrys role in the holocaust. And i feel racial hatred is undermining humanity for us what saddens me in particular is this. I said in one interview that the goal of my book is to help create a better world among my readers. Out there as a thought and that was singled out for ridicule by numerous hostile Media Outlets when i meet the video. Today only Four Thousand jews live in romania it seems only
a matter of time before jewish life here vanishes altogether all that remains is the communities Architectural Heritage and memories many of which inform a chilly ex during novel. Im not so young anymore i wanted to write something that would make a difference something that carried a certain weight so i could walk through the rest of my life with my head held high. His novel is one of forty books from romania set for publication in germany. Works by uncompromising authors who take a stand. Next three books short and sweet coming up on our radar. The
unwieldy title of Benyamin French book i found as new book translates as i think i dont feel so great i need to lie down somewhere the journalist and author is widely viewed as the offer to leave of germanys Contemporary Literary Scene his latest book is the third and his remake series a collection of different narrative forms that dissect describe analyze and reflect on german realities one example at Vantage Becker watching wimbledon with family he notes that there are not so backers historic final. Is a keen observer and Chronicler Of Public Life his verdict on the current State Of Affairs in germany is so depressing he needs to lie down but its going down well with his fans. A young russian on the run a Graphic Novel as nail biting as
a whodunit and as vivid as Real Life The Subject Of Comic Artists the one shot his new work is nothing less than russias czarist past its title is icon and it begins during the october revolution. As usual bases his Black And White stories on historic fact this time lennons communists seized power in moscow its the end of the monarchy the russian bought skin grew up with his r. s children he witnesses the familys murder firsthand and loses his closest friend the czars youngest daughter anastasia. Years later a mentally disturbed. Woman comes forward claiming to be anastasia an imposter but the young russian wants to believe her. A spectacularly drawn Graphic Novel. A master of soft focus and a trailblazer for modern photography they called him The Dark Room poets welcome to the world of man ray a retrospective in the quince for him vienna and a Coffee Table Book are showcasing his complete works little known as that man right also painted sculpted and made films. Iconic is legendary Black And White photos overexposed distorted experiments. One of his most famous pieces is a rapt Sewing Machine from one Nine Hundred Twenty which has influenced artists including cristo until today. Man raise combined in this impressive volume. Now off to asia to the International Book fair in taipei taiwan the country has long been considered a reading paradise in International Comparisons there are still big readers but the
literally market there is on the decline. People of all ages reading everywhere this is one of two thousand bookshops in taiwan that are always busy. There are Five Thousand Publishing Houses in the country with Forty Thousand new publications each year quite a lot for a small country with a population of just twenty three million. Its possible there was even an oversupply in the past after the dictatorship here ended in the one Nine Hundred Ninety s. Thousands of Publishing Firms were founded at last people had Freedom Of Expression and Freedom Of The Press but its no surprise that they couldnt all survive today taiwan is a vibrant. Mark you see the traditional and the modern coexist side by side. In the center of taipei is the foundation of the former Culture Minister after a long time during the dictatorship she was one of the countrys best known activists for democracy and Freedom Of Expression long entirely is
a writer herself a novel about the civil war between china and taiwan published in Two Thousand And Nine was a bestseller. But books like these with Heavy Topics Dont Sell as well today the role of the writer has also changed. When there is a political pressure. Right. Takes a. Proportion or. They were. They were political advisors they were Opposition Leaders are there when you are about to socalled normal peaceful time when you have parliamentarians you have when everything is free. All the wrong disappear so the writer becomes a writer the Book Industry has had some catastrophic years as can also be seen at
the International Book fair in taipei although there are still long queues in front of the Exhibition Center significantly fewer visitors came in twenty eighteen than in the previous year. And theyre more interested in Foreign Literature books for children and teenagers nonfiction fiction. Seventy of the top one hundred best sellers are translations. And. How its an easy one is an island it has a long tradition of immigration and its geographically located so that all kinds of cultures poor really leave the country again. For example taiwan was occupied by japan until the end of the. Second world war. And taiwan has also been occupied by portugal and the netherlands. And thats why taiwan has such a long multicultural tradition because of its geographical location. A quarter of
all new publications are translations mostly from english and chinese classics from germany are very popular as are one or two bestsellers. Taiwans Publishing Houses are cautious says Literary Agent david site simply due to the fact that the island is such a small market as opposed to neighboring china with its population of one point four billion its my impression working for this job for ten years but also because i think one is small china is. So natural the entire one the publishers they have the challenge to publish books that can sell as many as possible while into in china the public there is a Huge Population so there are more opportunities so it is taiwan mainly a market for more low brow books how important is literature in everyday life Stephan Tallman has lived in the capital of taiwan on and off since two thousand
and five. At first he did research as a philosopher at the university. In Two Thousand And Nine his first novel was published followed by two further novels two of his books have been translated into chinese. Tilma can live pretty well from the cells of his books sold mostly in germany this isnt the case for his time when hes colleagues even if they successfully he finds that theres no real appreciation of literature here. There are very few of what we in germany would call the educated class. People who are relatively wealthy who like to go to the theatre or the opera if people take note of Western Culture what we would refer to here as Highbrow Culture it tends to be Classical Music or seeing a play by a touring western theatre group. Literature what we would call Serious Literature which is artistically sophisticated is not that popular here. And yet
a sophisticated author can find a Readership Hit in a traditional tea house we meet a young writer who is somewhat of a stall in social media with political topics and readings on facebook you should do is seen as one of the key voices of young time. How does he see the role of write his in his country what has changed. Some good i saw in the past writers counted on their readers loyalty whatever they wrote. Young authors really want to be in touch with their readers they seek an exchange with them they want their literature to be up to date and to have an impact. Of course the publishers would like to know what most interests their readers. James child is the chairman of the book fair and also a publisher. He has a number of bestsellers in the program dan brown for instance or me. But joe knows
the figures and theyre all worrying. In the last five years the sales of printed books have fallen by fifty percent thats dramatic only Digital Media is growing although the number of ebooks on the market accounts for just a small share so far we have to redefine what reading is and move away from the idea that only the printed Book Counts Digital Reading is reading to. The Publishing Houses also have to rethink the situation and create a common sells platform in taiwan its still difficult to buy an ebook. But cultural pessimists need not worry reading in whichever form is not about to disappear from public life in taiwan. Elsewhere for that matter. And that was arts twenty one find more on books and detail you Dot Com Slash Culture and on facebook till next week bye bye and a few dozen. The but. The but. The but. The but. The tubes
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