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Berlin International Literature Festival

The annual Berlin International Literature Festival (ILB) focuses on modern trends in prose and poetry from all over the world.

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Edward Snowden via livestream at ILB in Berlin

Freedom is acting without asking permission, says Snowden

Freedom is acting without asking permission, says Snowden

Edward Snowden called for action, saying technology won't save the world.
CultureSeptember 11, 2017
Elif Safak Edinburgh International Book Festival

Elif Shafak explains what can be done to boost democracy

Elif Shafak explains what can be done to boost democracy

Elif Shfafak came to Berlin with a message of hope for struggling democracies - in Turkey and beyond.
CultureSeptember 8, 2017
Arundhati Roy Copyright: Joe Corrigan/Getty Images

Worldwide reading event aims to boost democracy

Worldwide reading event aims to boost democracy

Can populism be fought with words? A worldwide reading event seeks to better understand democracy and its threats.
September 7, 2016
Armenien Völkermord Gedenkstätte

Armenia's lost voices

Armenia's lost voices

To commemorate all the voices lost through the Armenian genocide, a worldwide reading will be held on Tuesday.
April 21, 2015
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo is currently incarcerated as political prisoner in China

Liu Xiaobo commemorated

Liu Xiaobo commemorated

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has been commemorated at the Berlin International Literature Festival.
March 22, 2011

Memory Books for Children

Memory Books for Children

At the Berlin International Literature Festival, Swedish crime novelist Henning Mankell this week talked about "memory books," which parents dying from AIDS keep for their children to read when they are orphans.
October 1, 2004
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