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Focusing on contemporary cultural production in Africa, the book delves into the vibrant theatre scene of Sierra Leone. It examines how this art form reflects and responds to the social, political, and cultural dynamics of the region, offering insights into the role of theatre in shaping identity and community engagement. Through in-depth analysis, the work highlights the unique narratives and creative expressions emerging from Sierra Leonean theatre, contributing to a broader understanding of African cultural landscapes.

These are tales of small, damaged lives that unfold towards sometimes deadly ends. Desolate or downright funny, often they are about women: single and lonely, or ordinary and kind, or who neglect their children, or whose children abuse them. Immigrants, the homeless, the sexually abused, the suicidal - these and other aliens populate a 'left behind' region where a sense of powerlessness holds sway. Gay, straight, or transitioning, most of Schmidt's characters are jobless, and mostly middle-aged, or else very old: a senile paedophile grandmother; another whose stinking belches accompany the wartime trauma she hands down to her offspring, for they too must suffer. Kathrin Schmidt draws us alongside people limited or trapped by circumstances imposed on them, whether by the socialist regime or the one that came after, her stories set variously in the twilight hour of the German Democratic Republic and the post-1989 decade when the GDR was subsumed into the Germany of today. All is not bleak, for adversity generates human kindness and heart-warming responses, even love affairs and comedy. But Schmidt makes her point.

Helene Wesendahl wakes from a post-aneurysm coma paralysed, speechless and devoid of memory. With each re-learned movement, remembered word and returned fragment of forgotten biography, a life comes to light that she scarcely recognises, confronting her with a strange woman who was once herself. Through the awakening heroine's eyes, we observe her own body (which seems to lead a life of its own as it laboriously undergoes rehabilitation), her fellow-patients, nurses and doctors, the reactions of a complicated family, and the sacrificial commitment of her husband. Helene's crisis deepens with the gradual realisation that, owing to a passion for a mysterious woman, she was intending to leave this man who now cares so much ... In 2009 You're not dying was the triumphant winner of the German Book Prize, pipping to the post the recent Nobel Prize-winner Hertha Muller, who was also shortlisted. Schmidt's writing career is littered with multiple prestigious prizes for both her poetry and prose.

This bilingual (German / English) chapbook of 20 poems makes for an exciting introduction to Kathrin Schmidt's work. Thanks to Sue Vickerman's daring translations, we are able to appreciate Schmidt's irrepressible poetic style as she ranges across the themes of gender, identity, the body, eroticism, her own personal history and language itself.

This practical handbook offers a comprehensive legal overview for non-German investment companies looking to sell their fund units in Germany. It provides essential legal insights for entering the German market, detailing when non-German investment products fall under the German Investment Act. The authors help readers navigate the distinctions between private placements and public distribution, offering a legal framework for the private placement of regulated investment funds, including hedge funds. The book addresses the notification process for UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) with the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) for public distribution in Germany, outlining regulatory reporting and information duties to German unitholders and BaFin post-notification. It also explains the distribution and marketing rules applicable to foreign regulated investment funds, including licensing requirements for foreign distributors. Consumer-related topics, such as rights of revocation, consumer information, and prospectus liability, are discussed. Additionally, the handbook details the requirements for listing Exchange Traded Funds on German stock exchanges, including ongoing listing obligations and the inclusion of foreign investment funds in trading without the issuer's consent.