Iris Wolff’s ‘literary work of art’ now translated into Maltese
On November 7th at the Malta Book Festival, German author Iris Wolff will read from her novel Lichtungen alongside translator Alfred Scalpello
Lichtungen was shortlisted for the German Book Prize in 2024—awarded at the Frankfurt Book Fair and one of the most prestigious literary awards in the German-speaking world. Denis Scheck, one of Germany’s most influential book critics, called it “a truly great literary work of art,” declaring that “with Iris Wolff’s Lichtungen, literature in 2024 begins with a real bang.” The novel has also won the Uwe Johnson Prize, with critics across Europe praising Wolff’s “tender language that gets under your skin.”
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