When it is discovered that the reigning world chess champion, Mirko Czentovic, is on board a cruiser heading for Buenos Aires, a fellow passenger challenges him to a game. Czentovic easily defeats him, but during the rematch a mysterious Austrian, Dr B., intervenes and, to the surprise of everyone,
Tuesday 8 March 2016, 7.00 pm Austrian Cultural Forum London, 28 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PQ The event is free, but seating is limited. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the ACF London in partnership with Copy Press presents a special evening of literature and performance celebratin
Thursday 10 Mar 2016, 6:45pm Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA Commentators such as VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, Biblibio (Meytal Radzinski), Three Percent (Chad W. Post) and Women in Translation present statistics that clearly show a bias in publishing towards books written by
For two days at the end of January, ‘Brit Crime’ took over the Humboldt University in Berlin. It was the British Council’s annual literature seminar, bringing together contemporary British writers with students, academics, publishers, journalists and translators for discussions and workshops.
PEN International is recruiting for a few positions, including a Russian speaking Programme Coordinator to lead its Europe work. The post holder will carry out programme development work in the region, develop strategies to combat freedom of expression violations through research, campaigning and a
Barbara Yelin and Reinhard Kleist in conversation with Rosie Goldsmith Thursday 3rd March 2016, 7 pm Goethe-Institut Library, 50 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2PH Booking: free but rsvp to info@london.goethe.org Graphic novels convey a special form of artistic expression in literature.
