Kritik A literary magazine which deals with European and German literature from the past and present.
Individual issues focus on one main topic, often specific to a particular country.
Contributions from literary specialists and critics look at writers and their works in the social and cultural context of the time. The essays are illustrated with photographs or drawings of the writers. Then follow excerpts from the literary work of the author under discussion. The magazine also includes original contributions in contemporary literature, which may be poems, prose, or lyrical works. The magazine was awarded the Alfred Kerr Prize in 1980 and 1988.