Germany

A Communist history of hip-hop

East Germany’s little-known musical history and the ongoing fight for recognition Breakdancing, rapping, DJing and graffiti may not be the first things that come to mind when one thinks of...

Refugees welcome

A journalist catches up with the “nicest people” in the far-right, anti-immigrant German AfD party – people with an immigrant background themselves. Orfeo Laudi shakes his head. “The overwhelming majority...

On the life-art of Translation

An interview with Jen Calleja—one of Britain’s leading translators—and Gregor Hens—one of Germany’s leading writers—about their new books, and their career-long collaboration Norman R Shapiro famously likened a good translation...