Promoting Macedonian Literary Heritage in German-Speaking Countries

Abstract

This scientific paper tries to give a detailed overview of the routes to success our writers have followed to reach international reading community, focusing on Germany and Austria where German is official. An account is provided of Macedonian titles of novels, short stories, folk tales, plays etc., which have been translated into German fully or in fragments, citing their authors and translators. The number of Macedonian literary works translated into German has increased over the years, which only goes to prove the growing interest of the German-speaking audience to read Macedonian literature.