Reading Worldwide
An exchange of experience across borders is essential and it opens new opportunities in a globalised media society as ideas for projects and synergies can be put to a worldwide use. As an information and service portal „Reading Worldwide“ intends to inspire a transfer of knowledge and provide support to multipliers in the field of reading promotion.
International Student Competition: »lyrix«
Talented poets from all over the world were awarded in Berlin
Young poets from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, Croatia, Poland and Portugal, from Slovakia and Germany were awarded in the Berlin House of World Cultures on June 4th, 2010. German language learners had entered more than 1500 poems into the competition. The jury selected 25 award winners and invited them to a literary and intercultural exchange held in Berlin.
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Cellphone novels
A reading phenomenon made in Japan
Cellphone novels are a significant and cutting-edge example of the increasing popularity of works that do not originate from paper-based manuscripts, but from online formats. They illustrate the strong reciprocal effects of technical developments with literary formats. In her article, Johanna Mauermann discusses the position cellphone novels hold in Japanese literature, and whether they should be viewed as an indicator of a changing concept of literature.
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Euregio Young People Literature Award 2010
Young people from the European region Maas-Rhine honour Laurent Gaudé
The Euregio Young People Literature Award focuses on intercultural encounters of young people from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. For six months, 15 to 20-year old students investigated contemporary literature from their own and the neighbouring countries, they discussed and attended public readings held by the nominated authors, in order to reach a decision on the jurors’ day. “Eldorado“ by Laurent Gaudé reached the highest score of votes.
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