Two voices for peace
(WorldNews Germany)

`The German Publishers and Booksellers Association awards the 2018 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade to Aleida and Jan Assmann. In doing so, the association and its members have chosen to honour two exceptional scholars who have inspired and complemented each other`s work for decades`. This is what the the Board of Trustees write in a public statement regarding their choice, which Heinrich Riethmüller, chairman of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association (Börsenverein), announced today at the opening of the 2018 Berlin Book Days. Professor Aleida Assmann is Emeritus Professor of English and Literary Studies at the University of Konstanz, Professor Jan Assmann is...