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Just Published! Wandern und Plaudern mit Fontane. Literarische Begegnungen mit der Mark-Brandenburg heute, a volume of specially commissioned texts by contemporary authors creatively engaging with Fontane’s Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg(1862), has just been published. The book was conceived and edited by Gisela Holfter (University of Limerick) and Godela Weiss-Sussex (IMLR), who asked 13 writers to follow in the footsteps of one of the best loved German authors, identifying their own special area, angle and inspiration. What results are very individual takes which engage in dialogue with Fontane's writing, uncover the beauty and the tales of the Brandenburg region and reveal the area's true character. Publication coincides with and celebrates the 200th anniversary of Fontane’s birth. The book is already attracting attention in Germany, with a feature on yesterday’s 'Kultur Aktuell' programme on Radio Berlin Brandenburg<https://www.rbb-online.de/rbbkultur/radio/programm/schema/sendungen/maerkische_wandlungen/archiv/20190625_2204.html>, and a discussion with the editors and readings by Kathrin Schmidt, Florian Werner and Annett Gröschner on 25 October in the Haus der Brandenburgisch-Preußischen Geschichte, Potsdam. Tickets for this event<https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/events/event/19802> (Eur 5,00 [standard] and Eur 3,00 [concessions]) are now on sale. Contributors: Gabrielle Alioth, Tanja Dückers, Annett Gröschner, Kerstin Hensel, Sonka Hecker, Ursula Krechel, Sabine Peters, Utz Rachowski, Kathrin Schmidt, Torsten Schulz, Saša Stanišiċ, Florian Werner, Michael Wildenhain. Wandern und Plaudern mit Fontane is published by Quintus Verlag.<http://www.quintus-verlag.de/buecher/wandern-und-plaudern-mit-fontane.html> ISBN 978-3-947215-46-1 192pp Hard cover with dust jacket Institute of Modern Languages Research School of Advanced Study | University of London Senate House | Malet Street | GB- London WC1E 7HU Website http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk<http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/> The University of London is an exempt charity in England and Wales. We have cut carbon emissions from University buildings by 32% and are committed to cutting emissions by 43% by 2020. Please think before you print. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GERMAN-STUDIES list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=GERMAN-STUDIES&A=1