Thursday, 28 November 2019, 6:30, pm Goethe-Institut London, 50 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, SW7 2PH London To celebrate the launch of Nino Haratischvili’s The Eighth Life in English translation, Goethe-Institut London are delighted to present a discussion with Nino Haratischvili, and the
26 November 2019, 7pm – 8:30pm, book here. Knowledge Centre, The British Library 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB An evening of riveting German literature with the Georg-Büchner prize-winning author, poet and essayist Durs Grünbein, German Book Prize winner Julia Franck, author of The Blind S
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 Lan
SOME VERY NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS What a happy few weeks of literary prizes we’ve just had. Three of my favourite women and finest writers have graced us with their smiles and generosity: Olga Tokarczuk who won the Nobel Prize for Literature and the joint Booker Prize winners Margaret Atwood and
1. On Communication, Sloping Streets, and Midlife Crises I looked around the century-old buildings I’d passed on my way to work countless times before. Nearly black at the bottom and getting progressively lighter with each additional storey, their facades were indisputable proof that noxious fumes
1. The Egg Stage Nami is dripping with sweat. He clutches his Grandma’s chubby, greasy hands. The waves of the lake slap rhythmically against the concrete jetty. A cry, more a shriek, carries across to them from the municipal beach. It must have been a Sunday, as both Grandma and Grandpa had been
