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Weekly update: Germany in the UK

By Daniela Nelson


Coronavirus


The Auswärtiges Amt in London and Edinburgh is on hand to answer questions relating to the COVID-19 crisis. The website provides information and has a dedicated phone line.


Books & Film


The Ting (Das Ting) is the debut novel from one of the most exciting young talents on the German literary scene, Artur Dziuk.


The Keeper, now available on Amazon Prime Video, tells the incredible true story of Bert Trautmann, a German soldier and prisoner of war who, against a backdrop of British post-war protest and prejudice, becomes Manchester City's goalkeeper, and in doing so becomes a footballing icon.


Other German-related articles in UK media:


  • Two reviews of a new German-language film, ‘System Crasher’. See in The Times and in The Guardian.

  • Ed Conway’s look at what the UK could learn from the German economy in The Times

  • A new review in The Daily Telegraph of Uwe Schütte’s new book on the classic electronic group, Kraftwerk

  • Why Germany has a low coronavirus death rate (here), and what the UK can learn from Germany (here) – both in The Daily Telegraph

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