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Queen Luise of Prussia

The “Lady Diana” of the 19th century died 200 years ago. by Pia Reutter She is regarded as the “mother of the nation” and was celebrated as “the most beautiful of the beautiful”: Prussia’s Queen Luise was a legendary figure in her lifetime, quasi the “Lady Diana” of the 19th century. Intelligent she was not, instead she was beautiful,... [Read more of this review]

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Herta Müller Receives the Nobel Prize of Literature

by Nina Wachenfeld When the native Romanian received the award in Oslo in October 2009, becoming the twelfth female Nobel laureate in Literature, tribute was paid not only to a superb author, but also to a passionate human rights activist who, in her works, describes the terrors of the Ceauscescu regime. Best known since the early 1990s, her works have... [Read more of this review]

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Zurich – A Little Bit Closer to Heaven

Most of you have probably arrived at Zurich airport, much applauded for its short ways, excellent public transport connection and a fantastic shopping and restaurant scene. But when did you last stop to visit the city of Zurich? Only recently, did I have the opportunity and I am simply thrilled by the many opportunities that this city in the heart... [Read more of this review]

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