Iliya Troyanov was born in Sofia in 1965. Aged six, he and his family fled to Germany where they were granted political asylum. Their journey was the start of a life in many different places: with the family in Kenya, back in Munich for studies, in Mumbai or Cape Town, and repeatedly back in Vienna,
Evoking a Betrayed World Imre Oravecz’s third volume of his trilogy A rög gyermekei (Die Kinder der Scholle) has concluded an enterprise that continued for over twenty years. Although the first part of this trilogy was only released in 2007 by the publisher Jelenkor, Oravecz’ first book
6 October, 2 pm, Manchester Literature Festival, International Anthony Burgess Foundation, The Engine House Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester M1 5BY. Tickets Ever fancied running away from it all? Vanishing somewhere remote? In The Last Snow by Arno Camenisch, Paul and Georg operate an
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 &
4 October, 7pm, European Bookshop, 123 Gloucester Road, London SW7 4TE Arno Camenisch has been compared to Roddy Doyle, and described as a “master storyteller”. He’s also a very funny and entertaining performer. Globally acclaimed and working across several languages, Camenisch is author of T
The second launch of Jean Frémon’s book will be held at the Heong Gallery in Cambridge on October 4th as part of the final days of collective exhibition DO I HAVE TO DRAW YOU A PICTURE, which features drawings by Louise Bourgeois among a broad spectrum of other artists. Please drop the publ
