[Liam]

Originally Posted by Stewart

You'll find a number of names amongst the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize's winners, it being a prize for foreigners writing in German.

Yes, but it seems they're also perceiving the Swiss as "foreigners," never mind that half-the-country speaks German as its mother tongue. The other names are surprising, however. Why settle for German when English is obviously a much more useful language, in terms of international clout? I dunno--

And "literary" French seems to be breathing its last, as well, --



No offence,
as always
L.