‘…the most lasting monuments are made not of granite or marble, nor from slabs of stone, but are constructed in the heart and passed from generation to generation on the breath of the living.’ In Shtetl Love Song, Grigory Kanovich’s first novel translated into English (reviewed here, in Apri
Grigory Kanovich was born in 1929 into a Jewish family In the Lithuanian town of Jonava. His childhood, described in his novel Shtetl Love Song, was traditional Jewish and largely happy. All that changed violently in 1941, when the Nazis invaded Lithuania and his family fled through Latvia to Soviet
9 May 2019, 5.30pm – 7.00pm, Senate House, Bedford Room, G37, Ground Floor, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU, free, but registration recommended Swiss author and performer Arno Camenisch will read from his novel Hinter dem Bahnhof [Behind the Station]. The story, about a childhood spent
Life is dotted with challenges. The harder it is to acquire, the more you want it. My Holy Grail is having my book translated into English. Call me vain, yes. Vanity is my middle name. I am also greedy and cheeky. A large part of my family and friends is either English or English-speaking and [&hell
Part of the Lambeth Readers and Writers Festival 6 June 2019, 7pm, Brixton Library, Brixton Oval, London SW2 1JQ Free, book your places here. With Europe facing political and social upheaval, LBGT+ writers from across the continent gather to discuss what these trends mean for queer people and queer
Six Swiss poets in London, speaking at the Poetry Society, April 2019.
