First published 2022
This collection brings together original short stories written by six emerging Black writers for the three-day "Resonanzen, Schwarzes Literaturfestival." Each author crafted their piece around the central theme of "Erbe" (inheritance), exploring what gets passed down through generations and communities. The volume captures not only these commissioned works but also the complete festival experience. Readers encounter the jury discussions that followed each reading, the opening and closing lectures that framed the event, and the inaugural address delivered by Peace Prize winner Tsitsi Dangarembga. The book positions these new voices within the substantial tradition of Black German-language literature, which stretches back to works like Dualla Misipo's "Der Junge aus Dualla" from the late 1920s and continues through contemporary Black authors who command growing influence today. Contributors Jeannette Oholi, a doctoral candidate at Justus Liebig University Giessen, and Sharon Dodua Otoo, the writer and political activist who won the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in 2016, represent the range of perspectives gathered for this literary celebration.
Genres: short-stories, anthologies, african-literature, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, intergenerational
Setting: Germany
Period: Contemporary
200 pages · Hardcover · Spector Books OHG