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Ms Militancy Meena Kandasamy, India Navayana, 64 pages ISBN: 9788189059347 The young Indian poet does not shy away from breaking taboos. In her poems, which are at once wonderfully acerbic and yet gen- tle and tender, she addresses the issues of vi- olence against women, suppression of the lower castes and exploitation of the poor. Anger and wit are skilfully balanced. This is passionate stuff. Claudia Kramatschek, literary critic and arts journalist Financing Green Growth Available in English Roland Gross, Daniel Philipp This study examines the role played by the financial sector in the transition towards resource-efficient economies in emerging and developing countries. The authors conclude that the process to form a green economy must involve the entire financial system. Using case studies from ten countries, they analyse the influence that national strategies, legislation and policy instruments have had on the behaviour of financial institutions. > Recommended reading* Resource Wealth and Sustainable Economic Development Available in German Hasso Anwer, Stefanie Reiher, Uwe Weihert As a result of the recent commodities boom, German development cooperation organisations have been looking more closely at natural resources and associated issues. Extracting resources can have a major impact, both positive and negative, on a country’s development. This guide shows how this process can contrib- ute positively to the creation of a sustainable economy. PHoto:EUROPEANUNION(PAGE44TOPlEFT) 45akzente 2/15 The Polish Boxer > Recommended reading* Eduardo Halfon, Guatemala Translated from Spanish by Thomas Bunstead, et al. Pushkin Press, 192 pages ISBN: 9781908968074 Eduardo Halfon’s book – part-novel and part-memoir – relates the experiences of a series of individuals, yet deals with a univer- sal story, speaking of the comfort brought by literature and the powerlessness of words. The starting point for his narrative is the number tattooed on his grandfather’s arm. Andreas Fanizadeh, culture editor, Tageszeitung (taz) María Inés Krimer, Argentina Available in German; translated from Spanish by Peter Kultzen Diaphanes, 200 pages ISBN: 9783037344927 As an archivist, Ruth Epelbaum was familiar with the Jewish Zwi Migdal organisation, which trafficked women for prostitution in Argentina in the 1930s. Now, as a private in- vestigator, she is forced to conclude that this organisation is still in existence. The narrator describes a shocking case, while at the same time keeping the reader smiling. Anita Djafari, Chief Executive, Litprom Sangre Kosher – Ruth Epelbaum und die Zwi Migdal > Recommended reading* * Litprom – the Society for the Promotion of African, Asian and Latin American Literature – provided the reviews for akzente. The titles were selected from litprom’s list of best new novels. www.litprom.de INFO