Rights to Günter Grass’s Works Move to S. Fischer Verlag
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- S. Fischer Verlag has taken over the worldwide rights to Günter Grass’s literary and essayistic works.
- The agreement with the Günter and Ute Grass Foundation takes effect immediately, after the foundation ended its cooperation with Steidl in May over repeated payment arrears.
The worldwide rights to Günter Grass’s literary and essayistic works now belong to S. Fischer Verlag, ending Steidl’s control of the Nobel laureate’s works.
S. Fischer said the agreement with the Günter and Ute Grass Foundation took effect immediately. The foundation ended its cooperation with Göttingen-based Steidl Verlag in May.
The decision followed repeated payment arrears by Steidl, according to the explanation given for ending the partnership.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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