CKCU Literary News
Wednesday June 28th, 2023 with Hans G. Ruprecht
Luise von Flotow in conversation at PERFECT BOOKS in Ottawa about her translation from the German into English of DIE WELT IM RÜCKEN by Thomas MELLE (Rowohlt - Berlin Verlag, 2016), published as THE WORLD AT MY BACK by Biblioasis (Windsor, ON 2023).

Born in Bonn, Germany, Thomas Melle studied at the University of Tübingen, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Free University of Berlin. His novels Sickster and 3000 Euros were finalists for German Book Prize in 2011 and 2014 respectively. Melle is also a prolific playwright and translator. His translations from English to German have ranged from plays by William Shakespeare to novels by William T. Vollmann. The World at My Back, also a finalist for the German Book Prize, was a bestseller in Germany. It was made into a highly successful stage play, and has been translated into eighteen languages. Thomas Melle lives in Berlin. https://www.biblioasis.com/brand/melle-thomas/