“It is also great to see almost everyone clad in German costumes!” she enthuses. Don’t fret if you can’t afford to visit Munich for the real deal or if you’re worried that your drinking days are over.

Pham Quang Huy and Trinh Thu Vinh will each participate in three events at the tournament.

British scholar Karen Leeder's translation of "Psyche Running" by Durs Grünbein has won the Griffin Poetry Prize.