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The festival will feature some of the most exciting voices in contemporary German-language literature, including Dimitr\u00e9 Dinev, Tonio Schachinger, Johanna Sebauer, G\u00e1bor F\u00f3nyad, Daniel Wisser, Natalka Sniadanko, Katja Brandis, Stefanie H\u00f6fler, Martin Korte, Martina Hefter, Eugen Ruge, Sarah Welk, Christian Kracht, Kristina Moninger, Melinda Nadj Abonji and Nelio Biedermann. Alongside children\u2019s and young adult novels (from Austria: Elisabeth Steinkellner and Michael Roher) and popular science books, the focus is on contemporary novels that explore family memories, history, migration, identity, the experiences of minorities and current social issues. 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