germany – Reading and Watching the World: Books, Film and Art

Reading and Watching the World: Books, Film and Art

There's a whole world out there! I'm an experienced, UK-based editor and aesthetic dilettante doing an off-duty project to review at least two books, a film and an artist from every country in the world, plus music and TV where possible. Reviews are SPOILER FREE. New posts every week. See Reviews by country for my recommendations and to track my progress.

Review no 94: The Lives of Others (Germany)

Voyeurism and moral quandaries in 1980s Germany

No 86: Christo (1935-2020): The Bulgarian-born artist who, in collaboration with Jeanne-Claude, wrapped the Reichstag

Bulgarian-born artist Christo who, in collaboration with Jeanne-Claude, wrapped the Berlin Recihstag

Review no 33: Artist Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945), exhibition (Germany)

My examination of the emotionally raw work of trail-blazing German print-maker Käthe Kollwitz

Review no 30: Irmgard Keun (1905-82), The Artificial Silk Girl (Germany)

Sexually adventurous, ditzy, Weimar-era heroine Doris has quite the adventures in 1930s Berlin.