Our Partners
The GBO is a project of the International Department of the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Goethe-Institut New York
Goethe-Institut e.V. is the Federal Republic of Germany's most important operational partner for the development and implementation of foreign cultural policy. The result of the merger in January 2001 of the Goethe-Institut (founded in 1951) and Inter Nationes (founded in 1952), the new body is the organization for the teaching and dissemination of German language and culture worldwide. The German Book Office is located in the building of the Goethe-Institut.
new books in german
This British journal is published twice-yearly and is aimed primarily at editors who would like to publish more translations. An editorial committee made up of British literary experts and book trade members selects new German-language publications with particular potential for translation and presents them for review in the journal and its accompanying website. Three thousand copies of the journal are distributed throughout the world.
Litrix.de
Litrix.de, initiated by the Federal Cultural Foundation and supported by the Goethe-Institut, promotes an appreciation of contemporary German literature in translation. Extensive sample translations (generally 20 pages) help the website’s visitors obtain an overview of contemporary German literature. The website also contains portraits of writers, their works, as well as more general information on the German literary and publishing scene. In 2004, funding will be provided for translations into Arabic, and the following year, it is envisaged that the promotion program (not only financial assistance, but also the organization of training courses for literary translators) will focus on an East Asian language.
German Consulate New York
On the website of the German Consulate General New York you will find information on German politics, the economy, and cultural affairs, as well as detailed information on the legal services provided by the Consular Section of the Consulate General. Apart from information to visitors and German citizens the site offers numerous links to different German governmental and non-governmental institutions and organizations which are designed to facilitate your search for information on and from Germany.
Deutsches Haus NYU
Deutsches Haus sponsors contemporary German Literature in New York City. The university hosts several German emerging and established writes as part of their writers-in-residence program. Public readings in German and English and symposia and panel discussions devoted to contemporary literature in Germany and the USA have become popular events.
Pro Helvetia
Pro Helvetia, the Arts Council of Switzerland, was founded in 1939 to support and organize art shows, documentary exhibitions on cultural aspects of Switzerland, book exhibitions, Swiss films screenings, tours by theatre and dance troupes, and tours by orchestras and ensembles from all areas of music. Pro Helvetia also subsidizes the printing or translation of publications dealing with Swiss culture or Switzerland’s cultural relations with other countries.
PEN Translation Committee
The Translation Committee at PEN American Center was founded in 1959 to protect and support the work of literary translators and to celebrate the art of translation. They also provide an on-line list of books that PEN members recommend for translation, a directory of literary translators and present awards and grants for books in translation.
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