Katy Derbyshire: Berlin Babel | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9783863914998 | Berlin Babel | Stories of the city by Berliners old and new | Buch

Autor: 9783863914998 | Berlin Babel | Stories of the city by Berliners old and new | Buch

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What brings people to today's Berlin, what makes them stay?For some, the city is a place of refuge, from war and persecution, bigotry or boredom. For others, it's the history or the nightlife or the broad green spaces that attract them - or haunt them. And a few are just born here. How do they cope with the pressure, with housing shortages, racism, club queues, bicycle thefts, shitty jobs, with home catching up on them?Berlin Babel presents fourteen short stories by writers originating from Syria, Turkey, China, the UK, the US, the Netherlands, Spain, Russia, Germany, Italy and India. From Arabic to Italian to Yiddish, the stories are beautifully translated from eight different [...] selection captures life in Berlin with all its despairs and joys. This first ever international anthology of contemporary writing on the city unites a wide range of perspectives. For all those who love the city, and for anyone curious to discover it.

Zusammenfassung

Katy Derbyshire is a translator, writer and editor based in Berlin for three decades. She translates contemporary German writers including Judith Hermann, Clemens Meyer and Inka Parei, and co-hosts a monthly translation lab. Her most recent publication is Zsuzsanna Gahse's "Mountainish", published by Prototype and shortlisted for the inaugural John Calder Translation Prize. Katy is the publisher of the V&Q Books imprint.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2026
Genre:	Belletristik , Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	180 S.
ISBN-13:	9783863914998
ISBN-10:	3863914996
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion:	Derbyshire, Katy
Herausgeber:	Katy Derbyshire
Hersteller:	Voland & Quist
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Verlag Voland & Quist GmbH, Gleditschstr. 66, D-10781 Berlin, info@voland-quist.de
Maße:	198 x 133 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Katy Derbyshire
Erscheinungsdatum:	03.09.2026
Gewicht:	0,234 kg