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German books on generation Y: crisis of ego and well-being

('Kate Saunders-Puntis',) — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:23:44 -0000

In the last year, two women writers have described generation Y, which was born in the eighties and nineties. Whilst one author evokes pity and the other admonishes, the pair agree on one thing: things can’t go on they way they are

Spanish writer Eugenia Rico: 'proud to be called a witch'

('English language version of cafebabel.com',) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:06:19 -0000

The author, poet and journalist from Asturias intertwines the fates of two fictional women across the centuries in her latest novel. In Berlin, we talk witches, twitter and why it’s good to be different

Europe vs the US: seven reflections

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:27:17 -0000

It’s been a year since Barack Obama was inaugurated president of the United States on 20 January. But despite his inspiring speeches, he is no Franklin Roosevelt, and even if he were, he needs 60 out of 100 votes in the US Senate to pass anything. Since the end of world war two, a power has emerged with the real potential to carry the world forward