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And finally, we pay our respects to three recently deceased writers.
Gerhard Meier (June 20, 1917 – June 22, 2008)
Regarded as one of Switzerland’s most important authors, we recommend the following works by this reclusive writer who described himself as ‘provincial, but eager to bring the world into the provinces’: Toteninsel, Borodino and Die Ballade vom Schneien (all Suhrkamp).
Lenka Reinerova (May 17, 1926 – June 27, 2008)
The Czech writer who endured jail and exile to become a guardian of the memory of Prague’s vanished German literary culture. We recommend Alle Farben der Sonne und der Nacht, Mandelduft and Närrisches Prag (all Aufbau Verlag).
Peter Rühmkorf (May 25, 1929 – June 8, 2008)
An author who was instrumental in shaping literature in post-war Germany. Hans Magnus Enzensberger wrote of him, ‘With unmatched virtuosity he made melancholy dance.’ We recommend Märchen, Außer der Liebe nichts and Paradiesvogelschiß (all Rowohlt) as well as Auf Wiedersehn in Kenilworth (Schöffling & Co.)
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