This month I am honoured to begin my tenure as the European Literature Network’s Riveting Reviews Editor, taking over the riveting reins from the redoubtable Rosie Goldsmith. I’m equally, if not more, honoured that this month’s crop includes reviews from two prominent European writers. Rein Ra
The European Literature Network is delighted to be collaborating with Creative Multilingualism – a large-scale research project led by the University of Oxford, which studies the interconnection between linguistic diversity and creativity. In our new series of blogs entitled Languages & Cr
‘No! No!’ Peirene shrieks in disbelief. ‘Impossible!’ Startled, I jump up from my seat. ‘What has happened?’ The Nymph stares at her screen with both hands in front of her mouth. My heart races as I rush across the office. ‘Look!’ Peirene gasps. I lean over her shoulder, bracing myse
It’s London Bookfair. Peirene and I hurry from one half-an-hour meeting to the next, up and down stairs, from one exhibition hall into the next. After years of attending international bookfairs with painful feet I have finally learnt my lesson: I’m wearing flat, comfortable shoes. The Nymph, to
‘I can’t stand International Women’s Day.’ Peirene turned off the radio. ‘Women are great. Women are powerful. Women will change the world. Since I woke up this morning, I haven’t heard anything else. One day of idle chatter won’t change anything. If you want gender equality you have t
What reality lies behind the virtual medium of the Internet, and what would our world be without the ‘www’? Swiss writer Aude Seigne (32) tackles these questions in her novel Une toile large comme le monde. Aude Seigne’s novel begins 3,000 metres above sea level. “It’s poetic in this place
