Literary Field Kaleidoscope Literary Field Kaleidoscope
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Articles, Reviews, Interviews
  • Statistics
  • Blogroll
  • Imprint
  • Privacy Policy

Robert Kiepert

book shelf

Death of more than a Salesman

20. February 2017Gesa StedmanNews, ObituaryBerlin, bookshop, obituary, Robert Kiepert

One of Berlin’s legendary booksellers, Robert Kiepert, has died aged 88. From 1912 onwards, the Kiepert family were key players in Berlin’s bookshop scene with Robert Kiepert entering the family firm in 1956. Most famous was the enormous, sprawling but wonderful bookshop in Charlottenburg, housed in the equally famous “Haus […] Read more

Latest Posts

  • Resonanzen 2024 – Bewegung im Kopf und im Herzen
  • Birmingham Literature Festival – 25 Years of Celebrating and Supporting Writing from the West Midlands
  • The Hidden Colonial Bias of the Anglophone Literary Field in Berlin: Student Output II
  • Student Projects and the Anglophone Literary Field in Berlin
  • Books News Autumn and Winter 2023

Explore

#BritLitBerlin activism African Book Festival Berlin Bernardine Evaristo bibliodiversity booker prize book fair bookselling British Council BücherFrauen Centre for British Studies children's books creative writing crime fiction Denise Mina diversity events France Happy Holidays indiebookday indie bookshops indie publishing InterKontinental interview Jhalak Prize literature festival London novel obituary poetry prizes public reading publishing racism reading representation Review Scotland stereotypes students' corner translation UK Val McDermid Women in Publishing

Subscribe

Enter your email address to subscribe to the literary field kaleidoscope blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Literary Field Kaleidoscope

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Articles, Reviews, Interviews
  • Statistics
  • Blogroll
  • Imprint
  • Privacy Policy