Discover the diverse tapestry of contemporary European literature and meet the authors and translators shaping it.
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From untold intimate stories of Franz Kafka and post-Soviet autofiction to travel journals and anthropological essays, ELN 2024 is an exploration of diverse contemporary writing reckoning with the past. Join us for an evening in the presence of Czech, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Swiss authors, German and Polish translators, and Portuguese musicians.
Authors: Romain Buffat (Switzerland) presenting Grande-Fin, Paulo Rodrigues Ferreira (Portugal) presenting No One Goes Back to What They Left Behind, Rimantas Kmita (Lithuania) presenting The Southside Chronicle, Iona Nicolaie (Romania) presenting The Book of Reghina, Magdaléna Platzová (Czechia) presenting Life After Kafka.
Translators: Ross Benjamin (Germany) presenting The Diaries of Franz Kafka, Grażyna Drabik (Poland) presenting Wartime Notebooks.
Performers: Julijus Aleksovas (Lithuania), Nuno Marques (Portugal), Maryel Mayz (Portugal), Rita Sistrunk (Lithuania).
Program
5:30 PM: Doors open.
6:00-6:15: Opening remarks by Czech Center New York (CC NY) and Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA).
6:15-7:00: Panel Discussions.
Discussion 1: “The Novel as Social Commentary” moderated by Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf of PEN America. Participants: Romain Buffat (Switzerland), Paulo Rodrigues Ferreira (Portugal), Iona Nicolaie (Romania), Magdaléna Platzová (Czechia).
Discussion 2: “Diaries, Autofiction, Memoir” moderated by Sabir Sultan of PEN America. Participants: Ross Benjamin (Germany), Grażyna Drabik (Poland), Rimantas Kmita (Lithuania).
7:15-7:40: Readings. Room 1 - Platzová (CZ); Room 2 - Drabik (PL); Room 3 - Nicolaie (RO); Room 4 - Kmita (LT); Room 5 - Rodrigues Ferreira (PT).
7:45-8:10: Readings. Room 1 - Platzová (CZ); Room 2 - Benjamin (DE); Room 3 - Nicolaie (RO); Room 4 - Buffat (SUI); Room 5 - Rodrigues Ferreira (PT).
8:15-8:40: Readings. Room 1 - Drabik (PL); Room 2 - Benjamin (DE); Room 3 - Kmita (LT); Room 4 - Buffat (SUI).
9:00-10:00: Musical Performance and Wine Reception.
Musical performances by Nuno Marques and Maryel Mayz of Portugal.
Free and open to the public with registration
ELN 2024 is presented by members of EUNIC New York cluster in collaboration with PEN America
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