A fresh new look at European literature through its stars – the writers! *EURO STARS* brings the best contemporary writers from across Europe to the UK for a series of lively rea
Here is the interview with Matthias Politycki, one of the Six Trendsetting German Authors. Read a sample of Matthias‘s writing here. For more information on all the authors, thei
David Wagner is another author interviewed during the Trendsetting event. Read a sample of David‘s writing here. For more information on all the authors, their works, their a
‘Sagan, Paris 1954’ by Anne Berest Translated by Heather Lloyd Published by Gallic Books This intimate narrative charts the months in 1954 leading up to the publicatio
Recently, I returned from Riga, where the annual meeting of the European umbrella association of libraries took place. The NAPLE (National Authorities for Public Libraries in Europ
The Man Booker International Prize recognises one writer for his or her achievement in fiction. Worth £60,000, the prize is awarded every two years to a living author who has publ
Nina, a drifter from southern Spain, comes to London in search of experience, only to find that the strangest of stories is hiding in her father’s loft in Almería . . . Playfull
In part one, I explained that in Austria we practically have no professional literary criticism be it good or bad. There are a handful of managers of literary journals or literary
The Feuilleton debates largely initiated by writers diagnose the condition of German-language literary criticism as feeble, if not degenerate. The tirades against the critics are a
In June Europa Editions will publish Viola Di Grado‘s ‘The Hollow Heart’, translated by Antony Shugaar. In this courageous, inventive, and intelligent novel, Viol
