Memories. My elder brothers cycling over the polder, struggling through the squalls, singing an old song at the tops of their voices: ‘Come hail or rain, come wind or snow or sle
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
Report from Culture Matters: The Euro Stars Debate by Judith Vonberg One rainy Wednesday at the end of April, a group of people gathered for an evening of wine, readings and conve
Does Culture Matter in the current UK-Europe debate? In a highly topical event leading UK-European writers (*Euro Stars*!) discuss the importance of culture in the current Europe
THE EPILOGUE The European project is a unique one in history. It is not an empire, it is not a federation, it is something all its own, just as new and unprecedented as the Republi
Journalist and historian Geert Mak was born in 1946. His father served as a Protestant clergyman in the Dutch province of Friesland; the family also lived for a time on the Indones
This month our #RivetingReviewers have read new books from Germany, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands and – very fittingly in these EU-tense times – a book subtitled Europe on Th
The time is right. This year, this month we celebrate 25 years since the end of the Berlin Wall. On November 11th, on Remembrance Sunday, we also honour the fallen of the 2 World W
How do Europe’s leading intellectuals see their continent, in the light of the current crisis? To launch this major new series of debates on Europe, there is no one better qualif
HIGH IMPACT was a 6 day Road Show & Literature Festival of 6 top writers in 6 English cities from January 14th-19th 2013. High Impact was a joint commission by Flanders House a
