London / Oxford, 1 – 3 June, 2017 More info at www.balticwomenwriters.com #BalticWomenWriters Attention of the publishing world is turning towards the Baltic countries as they are anticipated to become the Market Focus for the London Book Fair 2018. While the appetite for translated literature
This keynote address was given by A L Kennedy at the European Literature Night at the British Library on 10th May 2017. It was supported by EUNIC and The Royal Society of Literature. Last October Theresa May announced to her party conference: “If you believe you are a citizen of the world, you are
As part of our current focus on Swiss literature, we’re pleased to bring you three poems by Swiss-French poet Pierre Voélin (born in Courgenay, Switzerland, 1949 – photo by Mario Camelo). Translator John Taylor considers this poet as “one of the most important figures in contemporary Swiss fr
A Different Sea by Claudio Magris, translated by M.S. Spurr, is a slim, magnetic, slow-read of a book. By Sjón A Different Sea Written by Claudio Magris Translated by M. S. Spurr Published by Vintage Books Sjón is a celebrated Icelandic novelist, author of The Blue Fox, From The Mouth Of The Wha
With Balla and Ivana Dobrakovová 17 May, 7pm, Waterstones Piccadilly, more info and tickets Balla, who goes only by his surname has a day job in the local council’s audit office in Nové Zámky, a provincial town in southern Slovakia. Since his first short story collection, Leptokaria (1996), he
In the Name of the Father Written by Balla Translated by Julia and Peter Sherwood Published by Jantar (2017) “The Slovak Kafka” Rosie Goldsmith, Journalist and Director of the European Literature Network “Reading Balla is like getting on a roller coaster and behaving in an age-appropriate mann
