"Interference Desired": Heinrich Böll and his PEN Presidency 1970 to 1974 Published: 17 February 2023 Background Fifty years ago, an article by Heinrich Böll entitled "A Plea for Meddling" appeared in the New York Times. In it, Böll pleaded to intervene in all countries of the world when it comes to helping political prisoners and obtaining their release. By Markus Schäfer
The power of poetry Published: 19 December 2022 Essay How does my writing work? Mely Kiyak addresses this big question against the backdrop of Heinrich Böll's Nobel Prize lecture, in which he dealt with the unfathomable prerequisite for his own writing. By Mely Kiyak
"Poetry is not a class privilege." Published: 13 December 2022 Interview In the book "Collected Silence," Sharon Dodua Otoo has opened up new perspectives on the life and work of Heinrich Böll. In an interview, the writer now explores the now famous Nobel Prize lecture that Heinrich Böll wrote fifty years ago. A conversation about the possibility of language, poetry and other realities - beyond prevailing reason. By Frank Steinhofer
The author of the interspace Published: 10 December 2022 Essay When Heinrich Böll was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972, the general tenor was that it was an explicitly political award. That image is wrong, and it was wrong even then. By Jochen Schimmang
Life and work of Heinrich Böll - a chronicle Published: 10 May 2020 Heinrich Böll was one of the most important writers of the post-war period. In a chronicle with pictures and documents of the time, we recall his life phases, writings and interventions.
A Visit to Böll Country Published: 4 June 2019 Background Achill Island, the westernmost tip of Ireland, was a retreat and source of inspiration for Heinrich Böll. He immortalized it in his Irish Journal, and the local people thank him to this day with an annual Memorial Weekend. By Dr. Ellen Ueberschär
The lost amour of journalistic integrity: how violence develops and where it can lead Published: 13 December 2017 A pamphlet This essayistic anachronism imagines Böll's novella The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1974) as if it were unfolding in contemporary times in an era of populism and rising conservatism, in which female sexuality is still richly milked as a sensational cover for abuse of patriarchal power. By Amanda Lee Koe
The Clearance of Pain: Selected Writings by Heinrich Böll, 1940-1985 Published: 10 January 2011 The editors of the recently published anthology of non-fiction writings by Heinrich Böll, in Hebrew, share thoughts and comments about the celebrated author and Nobel Prize laureate. Adina Stern and Hanan Elstein also reflect on the process of their work, and explain why they believe that Böll’s work is highly relevant to contemporary Israeli society. By Adina Stern and Hanan Elstein
