PODCAST SEASON 2 LAUNCHED TODAY! (AND WE’RE ON YOUTUBE)Chris Godwin15 Apr at 10:06 amJust a year after Season 1 ended with Episode 10, we’re back with Season 2, which will cover Döblin’s life…Read Full Post
THE BOOKSHELFChris Godwin4 Apr at 3:52 pmHere is a catalogue of all my translations from the German. All those not yet published as books can be…Read Full Post
Epic Worlds Podcast Season 2Chris Godwin2 Apr at 4:34 pmIt’s been a while since we completed the 10 episodes of season 1, but we’re now ready to proceed with…Read Full Post
The Molussian Catacombs – complete!Chris Godwin2 Apr at 4:04 pmUPDATE 4/04/2025 I’ve just come across the most succinct and informative explanation of what The Molussian Catacombs is about. It…Read Full Post
The Island GirlChris Godwin14 Mar at 3:21 pmIntroducing another gem of Modernist German prose The German Reich’s brief foray into overseas colonialism between 1884 and the First…Read Full Post
ANCESTOR MURDER – A MOLUSSIAN INVESTIGATIONChris Godwin20 Jan at 5:39 pmWithout question, History is a process of continual self-liquidation, a kind of endless ‘ancestor murder’. And we, the grandchildren toiling…Read Full Post
GREENLAND – Inauguration Day Message!Chris Godwin20 Jan at 2:57 pmThe Fate of Greenland was sealed one hundred years ago by a visionary German writer. Who needs all that Ice?…Read Full Post
Expect No Mercy – Another Berlin NovelChris Godwin17 Jan at 11:16 amDownload the full text translation: Expect No Mercy Parts 1 and 2 Expect No Mercy Part 3 INTRODUCTION Pardon wird…Read Full Post
German MasqueradeChris Godwin30th December 2024Writings on Politics, Life and Literature in Chaotic Times INTRODUCTION NOTE: An earlier version of this selection was posted in…Read Full Post
The Cutting Room FloorChris Godwin30th December 2024Eight outcast and orphaned pieces from the prolific pen of Alfred Döblin “He found production in no way difficult; on…Read Full Post
The Pilgrim AetheriaChris Godwin28th December 2024A Christmas Tale He considered it “the favourite of all his works”. Yet The Pilgrim Aetheria remained unpublished in his…Read Full Post
Citizen and SoldiersChris Godwin10th September 2024DÖBLIN’S EPICS: FULL HOUSE! With the publication in October 2024 of Citizens & Soldiers, the missing first volume of November…Read Full Post
ADVENTUROUS READERS GUIDEChris Godwin10th September 2024ADVENTUROUS READERS’ GUIDE TO THE EPIC WORLDS OF ALFRED DÖBLIN In October 2024, Galileo will publish the first ever selection…Read Full Post
How’s the Podcast going?Chris Godwin2nd March 2024We embarked on the new podcast “The Epic Worlds of Alfred Döblin” with some trepidation – lots to learn about…Read Full Post
PODCAST: The Epic Worlds of Alfred Döblin – UPDATE #2!Chris Godwin16th January 2024We’ve released two more episodes this month (January 2024)! See below for link and transcripts. Please share the link to…Read Full Post
ADVENTUROUS READERSChris Godwin12th August 2023Those of us – we few, we happy few – who have discovered Alfred Döblin can by any measure be…Read Full Post