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LR Comic: Beuys don't cry | Lenz Mosbacher

Joseph Beuys as a graphic novel: not a conventional biography, but a bold exploration of myth, memory, fiction, and art. Christoph Becker reviews Lenz Mosbacher’s comic. Joseph Beuys as a graphic novel: not a conventional biography, but a bold exploration of myth, memory, fiction, and art. Christoph Becker reviews Lenz Mosbacher’s comic.

01/06/2026 01/06/2026

LR Nonfiction: George Orwell | Radical, honest, incorruptible

George Orwell was more than 1984 and Animal Farm. His As I Please columns from the 1940s tackle propaganda, ideology, media alarmism and social division... George Orwell was more than 1984 and Animal Farm. His As I Please columns from the 1940s tackle propaganda, ideology, media alarmism and social division...

30/05/2026 30/05/2026

LR Literature: My Grandfather Hussein | Menaf Othman | Rojava

As Eid al-Adha approaches, Literatur.Review publishes Menaf Othman’s heartbreaking story “My Grandfather Hussein” from Rojava — because feasts are not for everyone... As Eid al-Adha approaches, Literatur.Review publishes Menaf Othman’s heartbreaking story “My Grandfather Hussein” from Rojava — because feasts are not for everyone...

25/05/2026 25/05/2026

LR Portrait: Ana Castillo Muñoz | Puzzle | Puerto Rico

What if poetry could rebuild what migration, death, and silence have torn apart? María Ignacia Schulz on Puerto Rican poet Ana Castillo Muñoz... What if poetry could rebuild what migration, death, and silence have torn apart? María Ignacia Schulz on Puerto Rican poet Ana Castillo Muñoz...

21/05/2026 21/05/2026

LR Umbral: The singularity of the absurd | Bruno Elías Maduro

In his UMBRAL column, Colombian philosopher Bruno Elías Maduro questions science as a new secular dogma, explores illusion, doubt & the fragile limits of human knowledge. In his UMBRAL column, Colombian philosopher Bruno Elías Maduro questions science as a new secular dogma, explores illusion, doubt & the fragile limits of human knowledge.

18/05/2026 18/05/2026

LR Fiction: Su Chang's 'The Immortal Woman' | Memory as resistance

Still confused about what the Trump–Xi summit was really about? Read Su Chang’s The Immortal Woman. A novel on memory, repression, nationalism, diaspora trauma and China. Still confused about what the Trump–Xi summit was really about? Read Su Chang’s The Immortal Woman. A novel on memory, repression, nationalism, diaspora trauma and China.

16/05/2026 16/05/2026

LR Essay: Can literature recognise collapse before politics does?

Can literature detect collapse before society sees it? Mohammed Al-Mekhlafi reads Yemen through Siegfried Kracauer, Abdullah Al-Baradouni, and contemporary fiction... Can literature detect collapse before society sees it? Mohammed Al-Mekhlafi reads Yemen through Siegfried Kracauer, Abdullah Al-Baradouni, and contemporary fiction...

14/05/2026 14/05/2026

LR Literature: Umm Al-Duwais | Hamid Oqabi | Yemen

What if the monster is beauty itself? In “Umm Al-Duwais” Yemeni writer Hamid Oqabi transforms a legendary Gulf jinn into a hypnotic story about desire, death & seduction. What if the monster is beauty itself? In “Umm Al-Duwais” Yemeni writer Hamid Oqabi transforms a legendary Gulf jinn into a hypnotic story about desire, death & seduction.

11/05/2026 11/05/2026

LR Column: The pen that makes thrones tremble | Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo fought Napoleon III not with weapons, but with language, conscience, and moral courage. Abil Hasanov’s new column reminds us why tyrants fear writers... Victor Hugo fought Napoleon III not with weapons, but with language, conscience, and moral courage. Abil Hasanov’s new column reminds us why tyrants fear writers...

07/05/2026 07/05/2026

LR Poetry: “The best version of us is WE” | Mthulisi Ndlovu

Mthulisi Ndlovu reclaims #Ubuntu as a universal ethics against fragmentation, violence, and hyper-individualism... Mthulisi Ndlovu reclaims #Ubuntu as a universal ethics against fragmentation, violence, and hyper-individualism...

04/05/2026 04/05/2026

LR Portrait: The master of water | Ahmad Aboukhnegar

A forgotten master of magical realism: Ahmad Aboukhnegar’s desert tales are rich, poetic, and haunting. Khaled Osman on why this Egyptian writer deserves rediscovery... A forgotten master of magical realism: Ahmad Aboukhnegar’s desert tales are rich, poetic, and haunting. Khaled Osman on why this Egyptian writer deserves rediscovery...

30/04/2026 30/04/2026

LR Poetry: Russian poems on the war against Ukraine | Elena Balzamo

16 Russian poets confront conscience in wartime. In 'Examen de conscience', edited by Elena Balzamo, poetry becomes a space for guilt, memory, and resistance... 16 Russian poets confront conscience in wartime. In 'Examen de conscience', edited by Elena Balzamo, poetry becomes a space for guilt, memory, and resistance...

27/04/2026 27/04/2026

LR Literature: When the war is over, I’ll make you a bigger bed...

Today is World Book Day, and to celebrate, we’re sharing Duna Ghali’s short story set in wartime Iraq, where love provides fragile shelter... Today is World Book Day, and to celebrate, we’re sharing Duna Ghali’s short story set in wartime Iraq, where love provides fragile shelter...

23/04/2026 23/04/2026

LR Portrait: Dana Grigorcea & Perikles Monioudis

They are among the most distinguished, productive and charming writers in the German-speaking world - and they are a couple: Dana Grigorcea and Perikles Monioudis They are among the most distinguished, productive and charming writers in the German-speaking world - and they are a couple: Dana Grigorcea and Perikles Monioudis

20/04/2026 20/04/2026

LR Fiction: Dorothee Elmiger | Die Holländerinnen (The Dutch Women)

A prize-winning novel that refuses to be one: this close reading of ‚Die Holländerinnen‘ (The Dutch women) by Dorothee Elmiger explores colonialism & the Anthropocene... A prize-winning novel that refuses to be one: this close reading of ‚Die Holländerinnen‘ (The Dutch women) by Dorothee Elmiger explores colonialism & the Anthropocene...

16/04/2026 16/04/2026

LR Essay: Novelty as a gateway to fiction | Bruno Maduro | Colombia

Is “the new” truly new—or a market illusion? In 'Novelty as a Gateway to Fiction', philosopher Bruno Elías Maduro shows how capitalism feeds on our craving for novelty. Is “the new” truly new—or a market illusion? In 'Novelty as a Gateway to Fiction', philosopher Bruno Elías Maduro shows how capitalism feeds on our craving for novelty.

13/04/2026 13/04/2026

LR Nonfiction: Jörg Baberowski | Am Volk vorbei | Bypassing the people

Can populism save democracy — or is that the wrong question altogether? Christoph Nick challenges Jörg Baberowski’s Am Volk vorbei (Bypassing the people)... Can populism save democracy — or is that the wrong question altogether? Christoph Nick challenges Jörg Baberowski’s Am Volk vorbei (Bypassing the people)...

09/04/2026 09/04/2026

LR Interview: "Culture isn’t cosmetic" | Roselie Vasquez-Yetter

Roselie Vasquez-Yetter (PartnersGlobal) in a wide-ranging conversation with Mbizo Chirasha on democracy under pressure, global authoritarian patterns & why culture counts Roselie Vasquez-Yetter (PartnersGlobal) in a wide-ranging conversation with Mbizo Chirasha on democracy under pressure, global authoritarian patterns & why culture counts

06/04/2026 06/04/2026

LR Nonfiction: The Coming Storm | World War III | Odd Arne Westad

Could a world war erupt—even if no one wants it? Odd Arne Westad argues in The Coming Storm that fear, power shifts, and human decisions—not inevitability—drive history. Could a world war erupt—even if no one wants it? Odd Arne Westad argues in The Coming Storm that fear, power shifts, and human decisions—not inevitability—drive history.

04/04/2026 04/04/2026

LR Fiction: The possibility of a future | Iryn Tushabe | Uganda

In 'Everything Is Fine Here', Iryn Tushabe explores queer identity, religious power, and political violence in Uganda. A novel where writing becomes resistance... In 'Everything Is Fine Here', Iryn Tushabe explores queer identity, religious power, and political violence in Uganda. A novel where writing becomes resistance...

02/04/2026 02/04/2026

LR Literature: Seven square meters | Adam Mouchtar | Bruxelles

Seven square meters. No escape. Only perception. Adam Mouchtar, an insider in European politics, writes about power, control—and the question that becomes dangerous... Seven square meters. No escape. Only perception. Adam Mouchtar, an insider in European politics, writes about power, control—and the question that becomes dangerous...

30/03/2026 30/03/2026

LR Poetry: Language in Pain | Badia Kashgari | Saudi Arabia

In Coffins of Silence, Badia Kashgari writes pain without spectacle where exile fractures identity, yet memory refuses to die. A precise reading by Mohammed Al-Mekhlafi. In Coffins of Silence, Badia Kashgari writes pain without spectacle where exile fractures identity, yet memory refuses to die. A precise reading by Mohammed Al-Mekhlafi.

26/03/2026 26/03/2026

LR Fiction: Scholastique Mukasonga | Sister Deborah

Mission, messiah, power: Mukasonga’s 'Sister Deborah' uncovers how evangelical visions and colonial rule shaped social and political orders—then and now... Mission, messiah, power: Mukasonga’s 'Sister Deborah' uncovers how evangelical visions and colonial rule shaped social and political orders—then and now...

23/03/2026 23/03/2026

LR Column: From Siddhartha’s river to the howl of the Steppenwolf

From Siddhartha to the Steppenwolf, Hermann Hesse maps the path through our inner abyss—toward freedom. Abil Hasanov on why truth must be lived, not learned. From Siddhartha to the Steppenwolf, Hermann Hesse maps the path through our inner abyss—toward freedom. Abil Hasanov on why truth must be lived, not learned.

21/03/2026 21/03/2026

LR Film: Project Hail Mary | From bestseller to blockbuster

From Robinsonade to blockbuster: ‚Project Hail Mary ‚swaps science for speed, precision for emotion. What’s lost—and what remains—when Weir hits Hollywood? From Robinsonade to blockbuster: ‚Project Hail Mary ‚swaps science for speed, precision for emotion. What’s lost—and what remains—when Weir hits Hollywood?

19/03/2026 19/03/2026

LR Fiction: Cursed Daughters | Oyinkan Braithwaite | Nigeria

In ‚Cursed Daughters“, Oyinkan Braithwaite traces a haunting family legacy across generations in Lagos. Fritz Freithoff on myth, memory, and self-empowerment... In ‚Cursed Daughters“, Oyinkan Braithwaite traces a haunting family legacy across generations in Lagos. Fritz Freithoff on myth, memory, and self-empowerment...

16/03/2026 16/03/2026

LR Report: Ramadan, then and now | A journey through Aden (Yemen)

From the lively Ramadan nights of Aden in 2001 to the heavy realities of today’s Yemen: Mohammed Al-Mekhlafi reflects on memory, poverty, friendship, and fragile hope... From the lively Ramadan nights of Aden in 2001 to the heavy realities of today’s Yemen: Mohammed Al-Mekhlafi reflects on memory, poverty, friendship, and fragile hope...

14/03/2026 14/03/2026

LR Portrait: Crime fiction and multiculturalism | Moritz Föllmer

Bradford as crime-fiction landscape: A.A. Dhand and Saima Mir write about migration, identity, and tensions within Britain’s Muslim-British-Asian communities... Bradford as crime-fiction landscape: A.A. Dhand and Saima Mir write about migration, identity, and tensions within Britain’s Muslim-British-Asian communities...

12/03/2026 12/03/2026

LR Essay: Apocalypse 2.0 | José Miguel Garcia León

War, climate shocks, pandemics, collapsing empires. In Apocalypse 2.0, José Miguel Garcia León revisits the catastrophic centuries from Justinian to the Abbasid Caliphate War, climate shocks, pandemics, collapsing empires. In Apocalypse 2.0, José Miguel Garcia León revisits the catastrophic centuries from Justinian to the Abbasid Caliphate

10/03/2026 10/03/2026

LR Interview: “Zimbabwe is my muse” | Cynthia Marangwanda

Poet and cultural activist Cynthia Marangwanda from Zimbabwe speaks with Mbizo Chirasha about writing as a essential tool to understand life and ancestral heritage... Poet and cultural activist Cynthia Marangwanda from Zimbabwe speaks with Mbizo Chirasha about writing as a essential tool to understand life and ancestral heritage...

05/03/2026 05/03/2026