The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How I ditched London and became a writer in Berlin Former Berlin resident Sarah Kisielowski tells of how a move to the German capital provided the inspiration she needed to write her first novel. https://www.thelocal.de/20161011/how-i-ditched-london-moved-to-berlin-and-became-a-published-author Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:00:53 +0200 how-i-ditched-london-moved-to-berlin-and-became-a-published-author Nobel-winning author Günter Grass dies Germany's Nobel laureate Günter Grass, widely regarded as the country's most famous writer, died on Monday at the age of 87, his publishing company said. https://www.thelocal.de/20150413/nobel-winning-author-gnter-grass-dies Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:32:46 +0200 nobel-winning-author-gnter-grass-dies