The presentation of an original German-language translation in Berlin is an opportunity to consider the shared history of the United States and Germany.
In “The Fire Agent,” the musician David Baerwald bases his debut novel on the shadowy life of his German-Jewish grandfather: an aristocrat, a soldier, a Buddhist and a spy.
Across the globe, many cultures have words for love and attachment that don't have a direct English equivalent. Why it matters: As Valentine's Day approaches, borrowing a word from another language could help you say what "love" alone can't. - Between the lines: Axios Finish Line readers recommended that we write about some of these words as part of our ongoing series on untranslatable words . The big picture: English heavily relies on the "L" word to talk about all manner of deep connection — which could say something about our culture's comfort with big feelings. - "It's not necessarily a bad thing," says Ben Kramer, a linguist and course designer at Duolingo. "There's also something beautiful" about viewing feelings for a relative…