Jenny Erpenbeck: Germany’s least-known famous author

She’s been shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize, tipped for a Literature Nobel and received worldwide acclaim — yet she’s relatively unknown in her home country of Germany. DW News takes a look at her life and career to find out who she is and what works she has published to date:

Jenny Erpenbeck: Germany’s least-known famous author

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Louise Otto-Peters: Writer and Women’s Rights Activist

Louise Otto-Peters was a journalist and writer, an early women’s rights activist of the 19th century, and co-founder of the General German Women’s Association.

Louise Otto-Peters: Writer and Women’s Rights Activist

We don’t know many greats in history or how their achievements have had a lasting impact on the present. But in the following series by More than Beer and Schnitzel, we will pay tribute to the women who left their marks in history and became pioneers in their respective fields. Because of them we are seeing many women who have followed in their footsteps, like the one we are presenting here: journalist and activist Louise Otto-Peters.

Enjoy the article and the interview with Ms. Rieper which you can find here:

More to German than Beer and Schnitzel: Interview with Anika Rieper