Ingeborg Bachmann's 'Malina' republished for centenary, exploring language after Auschwitz

Spanish publisher Nórdica has reissued Ingeborg Bachmann's novel 'Malina' to mark the centenary of her birth on June 25, 1926, in Klagenfurt, Austria. Bachmann, a major Central European writer of the second half of the 20th century, dedicated her short life to renewing post-war German-language literature. Trained in philosophy, she was deeply influenced by Ludwig Wittgenstein and other language thinkers, which shaped her literary work. 'Malina' examines the limits of language in addressing relationships with men and the trauma of Nazism. Bachmann's presence in the Spanish literary circuit has been erratic, with her few works published by various houses over time. The novel explores how to write after Auschwitz, seeking a new language to articulate the unspeakable.