my mother deprived me of her language and herselfmy infant tongue was left to the mercy ofharsh monastic sounds on peatmuttered prayers that warded off all thingsresidual slanging matches from invaders of oldold symbols on the tattooed chins of mothers mothers motherssince then I have dragged fate a
Photo: Rosie Goldsmith with Katerina Tučková (L) and Bianca Bellová (R) at the launch of Prague Book World 2025 Away from the spectacular tourist sights of Prague, far from Wenceslas Square, Charles Bridge, Prague Castle or the astronomical clock, is a tent city housing a world of books, and attr
RG: How do you see contemporary Czech literature at the moment? TK: This generation of writers is strong, the importance of literature in society is strong, it is important, it is discussed in society. It is part of society and you can feel it. It’s always been part of the society in this coun
Rosie Goldsmith was invited to Prague Book World 2025, courtesy of the director Radovan Auer and of director of the Czech Literary Centre and Chair of ENLIT Martin Krafl. Rosie asked Martin Krafl to sum up what he saw as this year’s Czech successes and the state of Czech contemporary literature in
I was glad to have had a delicious early dinner on Monday evening – a chicken korma cooked by my husband – before heading to the Austrian Cultural Forum to attend the book presentation for Teresa Präauer’s Cooking in the Wrong Century, translated by Eleanor Updegraff for Pushkin Press. Präau
Wed 4 Jun 2025, 7pm Austrian Cultural Forum London, 28 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PQ Book your tickets here. The ACF London is delighted to welcome acclaimed historian and biographer Anne Sebba for a special evening celebrating her latest publication The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz – A
