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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · 3h

European modernism reaches new heights …. Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize

on.ft.com/4mVpHPC Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize

Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize

[FREE TO READ] Dystopian novelist recognised for his ‘compelling and visionary oeuvre’ in the central European tradition of Franz Kafka

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · 7d

From terrorism to Tennyson - and the journey of a lone wolf across Europe and more …. a broad inspiring range of subjects on the shortlist for this year’s Baillie Gifford Prize. Our FT report (with links on to our reviews)

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Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 shortlist — from terrorism to Tennyson

[FREE TO READ] Judges celebrate the breadth of a list characterised by ‘candour and courage’

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · 15d

The Booker shortlist has landed!

on.ft.com/3ICMbqu Established novelists dominate a Gen-X Booker Prize shortlist

Established novelists dominate a Gen-X Booker Prize shortlist

[FREE TO READ] The 2025 award is notable for shortlisting proven names and for the absence of debut fiction or small independent publishers

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · Jul 12

Odyssey without end — why the classics are as relevant as ever https://on.ft.com/3TB5qTq

Odyssey without end — why the classics are as relevant as ever

Ancient Greek and Roman stories in all their modern retellings and Hollywood adaptations remain powerful guides to our political systems and personal lives

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Jul 5

Time to consider the nuclear option? Jonathan Ford assesses the prospects for atomic power in an age of net zero. This week’s FT Weekend Books essay 👇

on.ft.com/4klJfeQ The perils and promise of our new nuclear age

The perils and promise of our new nuclear age

[FREE TO READ] As net zero goals revive the push for atomic power, could it light the way or lead to disaster? Three timely books explore the possibilities

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Jun 26

See!

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Jun 20

And we’re off! Our Summer Books - the best reads of the year so far, as chosen by FT critics and specialists from economics and poetry to food & drink; tech and fiction to thrillers and history and much more. Happy reading!

Summer books 2025: the best titles of the year so far on.ft.com/4n41ZCa

Summer books 2025: the best titles of the year so far

From politics, economics and history to art, food and, of course, fiction — FT writers and critics choose their favourite reads of the year so far

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Jun 15

Absolutely - and a great film

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Jun 15

Not that I’m aware. Most recent book A Cold Eye: Notes from a Shared Island (which I think you might find interesting, but probs already know?) - was a more general talk with, given the day it is, a lot about fathers

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Jun 15

Carlo Gebler recalling his Stakhanovite mother, Edna O’Brien, her “Colette-esque responsiveness” and experimenting with LSD - great way to kick off the day at the #dbf2025 in Dalkey at - where else - Finnegans

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Jun 10

Christopher Maclehose - Harvill’s 1990s boss - has actually continued that with his subsequent imprints. The tradition lives on!

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · May 21

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · May 20

International Booker Prize 2025 - and the winners are …

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · May 17

Now now

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · May 17

“I hate it when people compare things to Kafka. I’ve written dramas about Kafka - but this really is Kafka!”

Daniel Kehlmann on border troubles and other parallels between Trump’s America and his novel, The Director

on.ft.com/4klqGrt Novelist Daniel Kehlmann: ‘I wanted to write about complicity’

Novelist Daniel Kehlmann: ‘I wanted to write about complicity’

[FREE TO READ] The Austrian-German writer’s new novel The Director explores totalitarianism through a fictionalised account of the Nazi-era filmmaker GW Pabst. It couldn’t be more timely

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Apr 17

How Nvidia became the driving force behind the AI revolution on.ft.com/3ElNdFr - brilliant analysis and context from the FT’s own @tim.fo

How Nvidia became the driving force behind the AI revolution

[FREE TO READ] Two books chart the rise of the chipmaker via its ‘benevolent dictator’ Jensen Huang and an early gamble on deep learning

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Apr 13

Trying to understand just what is going on in all things trade and tariffs? Some of the FT’s finest minds share their tips on some of the best books to read

Five books to boost your understanding of tariffs and trade wars on.ft.com/4cvrW8F

Five books to boost your understanding of tariffs and trade wars

[FREE TO READ] As tariffs escalate, FT specialists recommend titles that explain the forces and ideas shaping trade policy in recent decades, including President Trump’s trade war

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Mar 28

(And a pub near our new/old office favoured by a fair number of the younger colleagues …)

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Mar 22

Another Beatles book? (Eye-roll.) Honestly, do we need it? Yes we do, when it’s as revelatory as Ian Leslie’s ‘John & Paul’ - Simon Schama on a wonderful Beatles love story on.ft.com/41JDC2O

Simon Schama on John & Paul — a wonderful Beatles love story

[FREE TO READ] Thought there was nothing more to know about Lennon and McCartney? Ian Leslie’s fine book reanimates the power and joy of their creative partnership

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Mar 15

Top dollar: how the greenback has underpinned US global economic hegemony. But how much longer? Max Harris in top form in this week’s FT Books essay.

How America weaponised the world’s economy on.ft.com/4kUJFtY

How America weaponised the world’s economy

[FREE TO READ] Two books chart how Washington has come to depend on both its economic might and the dollar’s dominance in tackling rogue states and geopolitical rivals

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Feb 23

Some real gems here - from @johnthornhill.bsky.social on Alex Karp’s vision of a better tech future and Lionel Shriver’s celebration of Curtis Sittenfeld’s short story collection, the realities of our manufactured world and lots, lots more. Read on

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Feb 23

While you wait for the results to come in, some recommendations of what to read on Germany today

Nation at a crossroads: a reading guide to the 2025 German election on.ft.com/4gWs5Tc

Nation at a crossroads: a reading guide to the 2025 German election

[FREE TO READ] As the country goes to the polls, writers explore, in fiction and non-fiction, its identity and values — and where these suggest it is heading

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Feb 19

Found this piece I wrote some years back, around the time of another ‘eventful’ Munich Security Conference … Sadly, seems to have acquired new relevance.

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Thinking the unthinkable on Germany going nuclear

[FREE TO READ] The security debate is changing with calls for country to pull its weight militarily

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Olaf Storbeck @olafstorbeck.ft.com · Jan 27

Hurray -
@financialtimes.com
journalists now can use their own domain. So I am now @olafstorbeck.ft.com here in an attempt to prevent impersonation. (deleted original post with typo in my domain)

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Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com · Dec 10

What to read to understand the crisis in Syria? A selection of recommendations from FT specialists 👇

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What to read on Syria

[FREE TO READ] Twelve books that shed light on the conflict and its place in the wider power struggles across the Middle East

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