De Volkskrant – Review

January 1, 2013NL

“A frightening good novel: this novel is much more a warning about the present than a reflection about the past.”

(Review, De Volkskrant)

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Die Taz – Review

December 12, 2012DE

“A different perspective on contemporary history- with precise and lucid language and remarkable characters”

(Die Taz)

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Knack Magazine

December 12, 2012NL

“A remarkable novel. The breakthrough of a real literary telnet.”

An interview with Nir Baram about literature and politics- Knack Magazine

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TROUW – Review

December 12, 2012NL

“Israeli genius novel probes the temptations of power… A Chillingly lucid description of the ambitious of young people…”

(Review, “Trouw”)

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NRC Handelsblad – Good People

November 11, 2012EN, NL

NRC Handelsblad – On the front page of the most important literary supplement in the Netherlands there was a 2 page review on Good People.

The novel also got 5 stars out of 5: “With Good People the young Israeli author Nir Baram has written about the terrors of living under the regimes of Stalin and Hitler. It is done so majestically that it reaches the same level as books by Varlam Shalamov and Vasily Grossman.”

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Deutschlandradio Kultur

September 9, 2012DE

“Good People is a grandiose and brilliant novel. Baram is the most talented young author in Israel today.”

(Deutschlandradio Kultur)

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Cicero Magazine – Germany

September 9, 2012DE

“Nir Baram begun to inherit the Israeli great authors Amos Oz and David Grossman, his new novel ‘Good People’ is doing just that – With a bang!”

Interview with Nir Baram – Cicero Magazine – 2014.

 

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Süddeutsche Zeitung

September 9, 2012DE

A portrait by Peter Münch – Süddeutsche Zeitung

“We need to open ourselves to Palestinians.”

Nir Baram is celebrated as the new hope of Israeli literature. He takes note of the left – as opposed to the “propaganda of fear”, which is operated by the Netanyahu government. His new novel is set in a completely different perspective than we are used to by an Israeli author.

 

 

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

September 9, 2012DE

“A courageous novel and a great portrait of any society in crises. Baram is one of the most exciting authors in Israel today.”

(Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.)

 

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ARD TV

September 9, 2012DE

“This is a brave, fascinating and brilliant novel.”

A conversation Between Nir Baram and Richard c. Schneider

(ARD TV)

 

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Frankfurter Rundschau

August 8, 2012DE

Nir Baram: „Ich möchte nicht in einem Ghetto leben“ / “I don’t want to live in a ghetto”

Interview for Frankfurter Rundschau

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Nir Baram will participate in the Crossing Border Festival 2012 in The Hague. This year the Festival celebrates its 20th edition. The conversation about “Good People” will take place on the 17th of November.

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“Good People” is in the final list for “Roma prize for foreign literature”.

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The Norwegian Government chose “Good People” as a novel which represents “High literary quality”. The government will buy 500 copies of  “Gode mennesker” for distribution in libraries all over Norway and will cover all costs regarding the translation.

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