This keynote address was given by A L Kennedy at the European Literature Night at the British Library on 10th May 2017. It was supported by EUNIC and The Royal Society of Literatur
In response to the changes faced by Europe, you are invited to meet the most exciting writers from across the channel, to listen to their stories and take a different look at our
‘I think there is something wrong with my heart.’ Peirene stops in her stride, bends forward, both hands on her heart. ‘We don’t have time for this. We are late.’ I grab
A brief synopsis of Istanbul Istanbul, Turkish writer Burhan Sönmez’s third novel, suggests a book about claustrophobia, terror and pain. Four men are confined in a windowless c
The six authors: Alek Popov from Bulgaria; Gabriela Babnik from Slovenia; Jaap Robben from the Netherlands; Peter Verhelst from Belgium; Dorthe Nors from Denmark; Burhan Sönmez fr
For the second year running The Enemies Project presents European Literature Night 2016 on behalf of UNESCO Edinburgh City of Literature. Curated by Colin Herd, Theodora Danek and
The centrepiece of the Festival, the Writers’ Showcase follows a day of talks and translation clinics at the British Library, with novelist and playwright Kate Mosse to deliver a
Staged in London each year as part of more than 40 simultaneous events across European capitals, European Literature Night returns with an expanded programme under the rebranded Eu
As part of the 2016 European Literature Night series, we are proposing an ambitious new project to celebrate European literature within UK. The ‘Poetry Periscope’ is a public
European Literature Night (ELN), the British annual literary showcase bringing the best of the continent’s writers to the British Library, is delighted to open Calls for Particip
